Heavy cannabis users at elevated risk of stroke: Evidence from a general population survey
dc.contributor.author | Hemachandra, Dilini | |
dc.contributor.author | McKetin, Rebecca | |
dc.contributor.author | Cherbuin, Nicolas | |
dc.contributor.author | Anstey, Kaarin | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-02-24T22:41:30Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T10:12:20Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: Case reports and hospital-based case-control studies suggest that cannabis use may increase the risk of stroke. We examined the risk of non-fatal stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) among cannabis users in the general community. Method: A general population survey of Australians aged 20-24 years (n=2,383), 40-44 years (n=2,525) and 60-64 years (n=2,547) was used to determine the odds of lifetime stroke or TIA among participants who had smoked cannabis in the past year while adjusting for other stroke risk factors. Results: There were 153 stroke/TIA cases (2.1%). After adjusting for age cohort, past year cannabis users (n=1,043) had 3.3 times the rate of stroke/TIA (95% CI 1.8-6.3, p<0.001). The incidence rate ratio (IRR) reduced to 2.3 after adjustment for covariates related to stroke, including tobacco smoking (95% CI 1.1-4.5). Elevated stroke/TIA was specific to participants who used cannabis weekly or more often (IRR 4.7, 95% CI 2.1-10.7) with no elevation among participants who used cannabis less often. Conclusions: Heavy cannabis users in the general community have a higher rate of non-fatal stroke or transient ischemic attack than non-cannabis users. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1326-0200 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/98709 | |
dc.publisher | Public Health Association of Australia | |
dc.rights | Author/s retain copyright | en_AU |
dc.source | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health | |
dc.title | Heavy cannabis users at elevated risk of stroke: Evidence from a general population survey | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | en_AU |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 5 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 1 | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Hemachandra, Dilini, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | McKetin, Rebecca, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Cherbuin, Nicolas, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Anstey, Kaarin, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.authoremail | u5381494@anu.edu.au | |
local.contributor.authoruid | Hemachandra, Dilini, u5381494 | |
local.contributor.authoruid | McKetin, Rebecca, u5065925 | |
local.contributor.authoruid | Cherbuin, Nicolas, u3184049 | |
local.contributor.authoruid | Anstey, Kaarin, u4038535 | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.absfor | 110300 - CLINICAL SCIENCES | |
local.identifier.absfor | 111714 - Mental Health | |
local.identifier.absfor | 170100 - PSYCHOLOGY | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | U3488905xPUB6843 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1111/1753-6405.12477 | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-84948124723 | |
local.identifier.uidSubmittedBy | U3488905 | |
local.type.status | Published Version |
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