Our key objective will be to investigate if geographic proximity to first- and second-degree relatives has an influence on post-acute stroke survival and use of health and social services. We will also model and map spatial variation in stroke and cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and mortality and see if some of the variation is due to spatial clustering of familial risk. The study will use innovative approaches to large-scale registry and survey data and statistical analysis on the full Norwegian population. We will integrate multigenerational and geographical information. This will enable us to assess key determinants on stroke survival and use of health and social care at municipality level.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
7,400,000
Department of Community Medicine and Global Health,University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
R1- Mortality
Mortality of Norwegian citizens aged 45 and above 1.1.1994 - 31.12. 2009
Time frame: Mortality follow-up from 1.1.1994 to 31.12.2014
R2- Mortality
Mortality of all Norwegians born in the period 1 January 1940 to 31 December 1959 who survived to 1991
Time frame: Mortality follow-up from 1991-2014.
R3- Stroke events
Norwegian citizens aged 45 and above 1.1.2016
Time frame: Stroke events registered in the Patient registry after 2016, (possibly until 2019)
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