<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Matheson, Eric M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Player, Marty S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mainous, Arch G.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">King, Dana E.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Everett, Charles J.</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The Association Between Hay Fever and Stroke in a Cohort of Middle Aged and Elderly Adults</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008-05-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">179-183</style></pages><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.3122/jabfm.2008.03.070273</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">21</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Background: Asthma has been linked to stroke, but it is unknown if hay fever is related to stroke. This study was designed to investigate if there is an association between a reported history of hay fever and stroke during a 4.4-year study period.Methods: Analysis was performed of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study, a cohort of middle aged and elderly adults. We examined the association of a reported history of hay fever to the development of stroke.Results: There were 9272 participants meeting our criteria, of which 125 had strokes. Of those with a history of hay fever, 2.2% had a stroke. Of those without a history of hay fever, 1.25% had a stroke. Participants with a history of hay fever had an unadjusted hazard ratio of 1.72 (95% CI, 1.08–2.27) for stroke versus participants without hay fever. Risk of stroke remained significant (hazard ratio, 1.87 [95% CI, 1.17–2.99]) after controlling for age, sex, race, smoking status, body mass index, diabetes, hypertension, alcohol use, and hyperlipidemia.Conclusion: A history of hay fever seems to be a risk factor for stroke, and this association may be an area for future research and intervention.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>