Table 3.
Risk of death following self-reported stroke, TIA or stroke symptoms in the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study.
| N | No report of stroke symptom, TIA or stroke 22795 |
Stroke symptom 3871 |
TIA 1096 |
Distant stroke1 807 |
Recent stroke1 846 |
p (trend) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths | 1844 | 529 | 213 | 196 | 211 | |
| Adjusts for age, race, and sex |
ref | 1.63 (1.47, 1.79) |
2.01 (1.74, 02.32) |
2.51 (2.16, 2.91) |
2.47 (2.14, 2.85) |
<0.001 |
| Adjusts for above plus income and education |
ref | 1.45 (1.33, 1.60) |
1.88 (1.63, 2.18) |
2.07 (1.78, 2.42) |
2.07 (1.78, 2.39) |
<0.001 |
| Adjusts for above plus comorbidites‡ |
ref | 1.33 (1.19, 1.48) |
1.58 (1.35, 1.85) |
1.86 (1.58, 2.20) |
1.79 (1.53, 2.09) |
<0.001 |
1
A recent stroke is defined as a stroke within 5 years of the baseline interview. A distant stroke is defined as a stroke that occurred 5 years or further from baseline interview. Recent stroke, distant stroke, TIA and stroke symptoms were all ascertained by self-report.
‡
Comorbidities include alcohol intake, current smoking, and a history of diabetes, hypertension, myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, and dyslipidemia