TROMSO_STR_FAM

Name: STR_FAM

Short description: Family history of stroke

Type: Integer

Description and values:

• 1 = yes, first degree relative has had a stroke
• 0 = no
• 9 = insufficient data

Local variable explanation:

*MOTHER_STROKE_T4 : *Mother has or has had cerebral stroke or brain haemorrhage

*FATHER_STROKE_T4 : *Father has or has had cerebral stroke or brain haemorrhage

*BROTHER_STROKE_T4 : *Brother(s) has or has had cerebral stroke or brain haemorrhage

*SISTER_STROKE_T4 : *Sister(s) has or has had cerebral stroke or brain haemorrhage

*CHILD_STROKE_T4 : *Child has or has had cerebral stroke or brain haemorrhage

*NONE_STROKE_T4 : *None of the closest relatives has or has had cerebral stroke or brain haemorrhage

SAS code:

If MOTHER_STROKE_T4 EQ 1 or FATHER_STROKE_T4 EQ 1 or BROTHER_STROKE_T4 EQ 1 or SISTER_STROKE_T4 EQ 1 or CHILD_STROKE_T4 EQ 1 then STR_FAM=1;

else if NONE_STROKE_T4 EQ 1 then STR_FAM=0;

else STR_FAM=9;         

MORGAM_STR_FAM

This is derived from the MORGAM variable FHISSTR using the following rule:

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ESTHER_STR_FAM

if str_fam = . then str_fam = 9;

Source of str_fam are the variables ET28APM, ET28APV, GS34APS, GS34APT, KD38APT, KD38APS, ET28APM2, ET28APV2, GS34APOS, GS34APAT from the participants' questionnaire.