Moons et al developed a score for predicting the incidence of stroke in a general population of European males enrolled in the EUROSTOKE project. The authors are from multiple institutions in Europe.
Parameters:
(1) age of the patient
(2) past history of stroke
(3) history of diabetes mellitus
(4) current smoker
(5) history of hypertension
(6) diastolic blood pressure in mm Hg
|
Parameter |
Finding |
Points |
|
age in years |
|
0.3 * (age) |
|
diastolic blood pressure |
|
0.2 * (mm Hg) |
|
history of stroke |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
19 |
|
history of diabetes |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
8 |
|
current smoker |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
5 |
|
history of hypertension |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
3 |
total score =
= SUM(points for all 6 parameters)
Interpretation:
• The higher the score the greater the incidence of stroke.
|
Total Score |
Incidence of Stroke |
|
<= 35 |
1% |
|
36 to 40 |
2% |
|
41 to 50 |
5% |
|
> 50 |
14% |
modified from Table 6, page i34
Specialty: Neurology
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