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Abstract WP319: Reliability and validity of self-reported risk factors for stroke and dementia

Stroke Journal

Reliability of self-reported risk factors was high in overweight (F1 0.81) and diabetes (F1 0.71), moderate in hearing impairment (F1 0.59) and hypertension (F1 0.56) and low in hypercholesterolemia (F1 0.49) and kidney disease (F1 0.25).

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Abstract WP314: Trends in adherence to secondary prevention guidelines after stroke

Stroke Journal

These involve managing and controlling risk factors for recurrence, such as blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity. In stroke survivors, adherence to blood pressure (+1.4%