Explanatory variables for logistic regression modelling
| Variable | Categories |
|---|---|
| Age | 5 year age bands |
| Sex | Male, female |
| Townsend deprivation quintiles | 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5, Missing |
| Urban/rural score | Urban, rural, missing |
| Strategic health authority | East of England, East Midlands, London, North East, North West, South Central, South East Coast, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales |
| BMI | Healthy, overweight, obese, missing |
| Smoking status | Current smoker, ex-smoker, non-smoker, missing |
| Alcohol intake | High, moderate, low, never, missing |
| Comorbidities: asthma/atrial fibrillation/cancer/CHD/CKD/COPD/dementia/depression/diabetes mellitus/epilepsy/heart failure/hypertension/hypothyroidism/learning disabilities/mental health/osteoporosis/palliative care/rheumatoid arthritis | Individually entered: yes/no Number of comorbidities |
| Lifestyle intervention | Yes/no |
| Year of stroke | Year |
| GP practice | Random effect |
BMI, body mass index; CHD, coronary heart disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GP, general practitioner.