aha_stroke {cliot}

Calculate Stroke Risk for General Population based off AHA Patient Stroke risk calculator

Description

Using common patient history of comorbidities and conditions, in addition to traditional lifestyle factors, assess the total risk of suffering a stroke. Developed by the AHA and revised in 2023 for patient use, a positive score is associated with a high likelihood of suffering a stroke while a negative score has a low likelihood. Has not been validated for clinical use.

Usage

aha_stroke(bp, afib, sugar, bmi, diet, chol, dm, physical, hx, smoke)

Arguments

bp

Blood pressure greater than 120/80? 1 for yes or unsure / 0 for no.

afib

Diagnosed atrial fibrillation? 1 for yes or unsure / 0 for no.

sugar

Blood sugar greater than 100 mg/dL? 1 for yes or unsure / 0 for no.

bmi

BMI >25 kg/m^2? 1 for yes or unsure / 0 for no.

diet

Diet high in saturated/trans fats, sweetened bevs, salt, excess calories? 1 for yes or unsure / 0 for no.

chol

Total blood cholesterol >160 mg/dL? 1 for yes or unsure / 0 for no.

dm

Diagnosis of T2 diabetes mellitus? 1 for yes or unsure / 0 for no.

physical

Less than 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensite activity per week? 1 for yes or unsure / 0 for no.

hx

Personal or family hx of stroke, TIA, or heart attack? 1 for yes or unsure / 0 for no.

smoke

Use tobacco or vape? 1 for yes or unsure / 0 for no.

Value

A numeric value/vector with predicted stroke risk score.

References

“Stroke Risk Assessment.” www.stroke.org, December 14, 2023. https://www.stroke.org/en/about-stroke/stroke-risk-factors/stroke-risk-assessment.

Examples

# The function is defined as
aha_stroke(1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0)