Journal article
The Prevalence of Self-Reported Stroke in the Australian National Eye Health Survey
S Keel, J Foreman, J Xie, HR Taylor, M Dirani
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background and Purpose The study aimed to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for self-reported stroke in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Research Design and Methods In this national eye study, 1738 Indigenous Australians (41.1% male) aged 40-92 years and 3098 non-Indigenous Australians (46.4% male) aged 50-98 years from 30 randomly selected sites, stratified by remoteness, were recruited and examined. Sociodemographic information and a history of stroke, diabetes, and ocular health were obtained using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Results The crude prevalence of self-reported stroke was 5.04% (156 of 3098, 95% confidence interval: 4.29%-5.87%) for non-Indige..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research was funded by the Australian Government under the Chronic Disease Prevention and Service Improvement Fund. The National Eye Health Survey was funded by the Department of Health of the Australian Government, and also received financial contributions from the Novartis Australia and in-kind support from our industry and sector partners, OPSM, Carl Zeiss, Designs for Vision, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Optometry Australia, and the Brien Holden Vision Institute. The principal investigator, Dr Mohamed Dirani, is supported by an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (#1090466). PhD student Joshua Foreman is supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award scholarship.