Overview of some population-based studies in which the association between LVH and stroke was studied
| First author | Subjects | Age (y) | FUP (y) | Number of strokes | Stroke type | Fatal non-fatal | Prevalence LVH (%) | Main finding on risk | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M=men, F=female, FUP=mean duration of follow up in years, NR=not reported, ICH=cerebral haemorrhage, CI=cerebral infarction, TE=thromboembolic. | |||||||||
| *Adjusted for cardiovascular risk factors (full model); †subjects with hypertension only. | |||||||||
| Dunn, 1990†3 | 1624 M | 45–74 | 6.5 | 29 (any) | NR | Fatal | 21.7 | 1.8 | Age adjusted |
| 1650 F | 17 (any) | 12.7 | 4.0 | Age adjusted | |||||
| Aronow, 1991†10 | 88 M | 62 | 3.6 | 68 (any) | CI | Combined | 14.7 | 2.10 (1.11 to 3.98)* | |
| 238 F | |||||||||
| Wolf, 19918 | 2372 M | 55–84 | 10 | 213 (first) | NR | Combined | 3.5 M | 2.32* | |
| 3362 F | 259 (first) | 2.9 F | 2.34* | ||||||
| Kannel, 19927 | 2372 M | 35–64 | 36 | NR | NR | Combined | 4.8 | 5.8* | |
| 3362 F | 3.4 | 6.2* | |||||||
| Truelsen, 19949 | 3015 M | 55–84 | 10 | 286 (first) | NR | Combined | 20.6 M | 1.32 (1.01 to 1.73)* | |
| 3501 F | 188 (first) | 11.3 F | 1.00 (0.66 to 1.51)* | ||||||
| Kahn, 199611 | 459 | 75–85 | 10 | 35 | NR | 15 Fatal | 9.2 | 3.03 (1.09 to 10.6)* | Unadjusted |
| 20 NF | 1.1 | Unadjusted | |||||||
| Feigin, 199813 | 237 cases | 68 | – | 237 | CI | Combined | 18.1% cases | 1.77 (1.70 to 19.9)* | |
| 257 controls | 2.1% controls | ||||||||
| Tanne, 199814 | 9734 M | ≥40 | 21 | 282 | CI | Fatal | 1.87% | 2.15 (1.12 to 4.12)* | |
| Aronow 199912 | 2384 | 81 | 44 | 510 | TE | Combined | – | 2.8* | |