Ανάλυση επιβίωσης από κάθε αιτία και καρδιαγγειακή νόσο, ανδρών μέσης ηλικίας, στην περιοχή της Κέρκυρας. (1960-2000)
Survival analysis by cause of death and cardiovascular disease for middle age men from the area of Corfu. (1960-2000)
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Keywords
Cardiovascular ; Survival analysis ; All causes ; Corfu ; Middle aged menAbstract
Cardiovascular diseases refer to diseases of the heart (heart muscle) or blood vessels. However, when we use the term cardiovascular disease we usually refer to diseases of the heart or blood vessels caused by atheroma. Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death in both the developed and developing world.
The main objective of this thesis is the analysis of mortality from various causes and cardiovascular diseases, in a sample of 529 middle-aged men, in the area of Corfu. That is, prognostic factors that play a role in the survival or non-survival of individuals from cardiovascular or other causes are examined.
The main statistical methods used for our research are the Cox proportional hazard model, multiple linear regression as well as logistic regression. Multiple linear regression proved insufficient for our study since its conditions were not met. However, according to the other two models, the main prognostic factors that play a role in the survival or non-survival of people from cardiovascular diseases are the age of entry into the research as well as the systolic blood pressure. Also, the main prognostic factors that play a role in the survival or non-survival of individuals from various causes are the age of entry into the research, smoking as well as total cholesterol. Finally, the hazard and survival functions for those who died from cardiovascular and those who died from various causes are compared and commented.