Development and internal validation of a multivariable prediction model for 6-year risk of stroke: a cohort study in middle-aged and elderly Chinese population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop and internally validate a prediction model for 6-year risk of stroke and its primary subtypes in middle-aged and elderly Chinese population.

Design

This is a retrospective cohort study from a prospectively collected database.

Participants

We included a total 3124 adults aged 45-80 years, free of stroke or myocardial infarction at baseline in the 2009-2015 cohort of China Health and Nutrition Survey.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The outcome of the prediction model was stroke. Investigated predictors were: age, gender, body mass index (BMI), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), total cholesterol (TC), hypertension (HBP), drinking status, smoking status, diabetes and site. Stepwis

SUBMITTER: Yu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8264906 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature