Multi-Factor Based Stroke Risk Analysis

This research study aims to understand various factors such as health conditions, work type, marriage status, smoking status, age and other factors on the risk of someone having a stroke.This research study uses T Tests and 95% Confidence intervals based on binary factors to analyze risk of strokes, and using T Tests and intervals to compare among groups.However, when there were range based variables such as age and glucose level, what was done was that there were bar graphs to compare among age ranges for risk of stroke or glucose ranges, or BMI ranges as well.What was seen was that marriage, and work type were unexpectedly strong predictors to predict stroke risk, while heart disease and smoking again showed themselves to be strong predictors as well.Additionally, what was seen was that there was an influence of age and corresponding factors to certain factors as well that could skew data, such as heart disease and age being correlated and thus skewing results, or even with work type, older people being in certain sectors which could skew risks of stroke.However, in total, this paper examines precedents of stroke risk factors, and sees their actuality, while also seeing unexpected results as well with other factors. HypothesisNull Hypothesis: None of the variables will be connected to stroke risk Alternative Hypothesis: All of the variables will be connected to stroke risk gender, and other analysis methods such as bar graph visualization and analysis for factors of stroke and traits.Thus, this paper will be able to possibly help those who view it learn more about stroke prevention beyond just what is normal to understand This paper will have an intro, methodology that will detail CRAAP test and the use of different statistical test, a literature review with factors in dataset and stroke connection, and then data with analysis of various statistical tests of T Tests, and use bars for range based variables. Literature ReviewNext is the literature review, which will feature multiple factors, including the connection between gender, age, BMI, glucose level, hypertension, heart disease, marital status, work type, residence, and smoking status.We will analyze this through a literature review and multiple sources to understand how they can predict stroke rates and identify connections.Gender had been seen in multiple research reports to be a causative factor for stroke mortality and in general stroke incidence, Overall, what have been seen is that according to ("About Women and Stroke"), stroke has been the leading cause of death for women, and 1 in 5 women form age 55-75 have a stroke, and this is due to the fact with age, stroke risk is proven to increase, and stroke risk for women is higher due to the fact that they live longer than men on average.Additionally, women have been proven to have a higher risk of other types of risks that cause strokes, which are hypertension, of which women, on average 40% blood pressure of 130/80 mmHg or take medication for blood pressure, and only ¼ of women with hypertension have their blood pressure controlled to less than 130/80.They also have higher blood pressure and a risk of blockages that start during pregnancy when they have elevated blood pressure.Next off, 1 in 9 women smoke as well, which also increases blood pressure, especially when combined with birth control medication.According to Abdu and Seyoum, men have a higher risk of stroke, roughly 3 times more likely to get a stroke before 50, and this is due to the higher proportion of men who end up smoking, drinking, and having high cholesterol.As 36% of men on average smoke, globally, versus 7% of women, and smoking is 5 times more likely in men, smoking is known to increase blood pressure and, as a result, weaken the vessels and possibly cause blockages in the brain.Also, in men, alcohol use is more common, as stated in the paper, and that causes a higher risk of stroke.Alcohol is proven to increase stroke risk by 1.6x in men, and alcohol causes this as it causes vasodilatation and increases corticosteroids and catecholamines, which leads to elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and hypertension, which harms and narrows blood vessels even further, and thus causes the risk of ischemic stroke.Next off for men as well, they have a higher risk due to prevalent higher cholesterol levels, and women's risk increases after 50, but don't exceed them till later on.Before 50 men tended to as well have 3x chance of stroke due to their much higher LDL cholesterol levels,which are correlated to atherosclerosis which causes ischemic stroke due to blockages, and also with women they get increase stroke risk post menopause and is mainly after 55-75 range due to loss of estrogen as it increases HDL and lowers LDL which prevents strokes, but when that goes away that increases stroke risk.However, after 55, women tend to have a higher risk than men, and this persists through the ages of 55-75, with 1 in 5 women, as previously stated, and ( Seshadri et al.) stating that one in 6 men has it between these ages.And for women, as stated, their risk dramatically goes up because they also have a higher chance of AFib compared to men, and they also don't often get anticoagulants as well, less often than men, which also increases the risk of strokes.In general, for women, high alcohol consumption increases the risk of stroke by 2.3 times compared to 1.6 times for men, and women with high