Neurointervention.  2014 Sep;9(2):89-93. 10.5469/neuroint.2014.9.2.89.

A Study Design to Evaluate Association between Smoking and Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis

• Liu H
• Lee DG
• Jung SC
• Koo HJ
• Kim EH
• Hwang SM
• Kim BJ
• Kim Y
• Cho HJ
• Kim MJ
• Baek SH
• Jeon SB
• Kim JS
• Suh DC

• KMID: 1910764
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2014.9.2.89

Abstract

PURPOSE
Smoking is a well known risk factor for stroke. The cerebral arteries may be uniquely susceptible to the atherosclerotic effects of smoking, such that it has a different risk profile for stroke compared with other atherosclerosis risk factors. It remains uncertain whether smoking is associated specifically with intracranial (IC) or extracranial (EC) atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease. The aim of this study design will be to evaluate the association between smoking and severe IC stenosis, adjusting for other atherosclerosis risk factors, particularly age distribution. STUDY DESIGN: This is a retrospective cohort study design. Participants are patients (n=1714) with severe atherosclerotic stenosis undergoing cerebral catheter angiography because of stroke or transient ischaemic attack. All atherosclerotic steno-occlusive lesions are described in terms of location (anterior versus posterior circulation, IC versus EC, or intradural versus extradural). The atherosclerotic or stroke risk factors for analysis include age, gender, smoking history, number of lesions (single versus multiple), cardiac disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, family history, dyslipidemia, history of previous stroke, alcohol intake, metabolic syndrome and body mass index. Statistical analysis includes univariate analysis followed by multivariate logistic regression. The relationship between IC atherosclerotic stenosis and smoking will be assessed. Differences in risk factor distribution is analysed according to age at intervals of 10 years. Significant risk factors associated with IC atherosclerotic stenosis will also be assessed by multivariate logistic regression analysis. SUMMARY: This is an analytical study design that intends to measure the association between IC or EC atherosclerotic stenosis and smoking and other risk factors. We anticipate that it will have the power to detect any relationship between smoking and IC atherosclerotic lesions especially in younger patients.

Keyword

Smoking; Stenosis; Atherosclerosis; Risk Factors

MeSH Terms

Age Distribution
Angiography
Atherosclerosis
Body Mass Index
Catheters
Cerebral Arteries
Cohort Studies
Constriction, Pathologic*
Diabetes Mellitus
Dyslipidemias
Heart Diseases
Humans
Hypertension
Logistic Models
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Smoke*
Smoking*
Stroke
Smoke

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