stroke {ISwR}

Estonian stroke data

Description

All cases of stroke in Tartu, Estonia, during the period 1991–1993, with follow-up until January 1, 1996.

Usage

stroke

Format

A data frame with 829 observations on the following 10 variables.

sex

a factor with levels Female and Male.

died

a Date, date of death.

dstr

a Date, date of stroke.

age

a numeric vector, age at stroke.

dgn

a factor, diagnosis, with levels ICH (intracranial haemorrhage), ID (unidentified). INF (infarction, ischaemic), SAH (subarchnoid haemorrhage).

coma

a factor with levels No and Yes, indicating whether patient was in coma after the stroke.

diab

a factor with levels No and Yes, history of diabetes.

minf

a factor with levels No and Yes, history of myocardial infarction.

han

a factor with levels No and Yes, history of hypertension.

obsmonths

a numeric vector, observation times in months (set to 0.1 for patients dying on the same day as the stroke).

dead

a logical vector, whether patient died during the study.

Source

Original data.

References

J. Korv, M. Roose, and A.E. Kaasik (1997). Stroke Registry of Tartu, Estonia, from 1991 through 1993. Cerebrovascular Disorders 7:154–162.