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I found this artical a little bit scary. Just in the last 6 months I have developed these episodes that have sent me to my clinic doc. After a meeting he thinks its likely cardio related. In my description of whats been happening to me I described it as though I was having mini strokes. Something to bring up at my next appointment I think.
Just curious, is that .2% liklihood on a yearly, monthly, weekly, daily or hourly basis? And does ".2 percent"=1/5 of 1%, or 20%?
Rodney
Just like this- 100 "cents" = $1.00 or like this- Percent = Decimal 100.0% = 1.00 50.0% = 0.50 20.0% = 0.20 2.0% = 0.02 0.2% = 0.002 For any typical, normal patient's life, the absolute (free from restriction) risk of stroke is less than 0.2% When the focus of a study, the rate of stroke diagnosis in a given time frame, is specifically defined, that is Neg vs Poz, then the values will show that one group, the Poz, differs more than the other group, the Neg.
January 25, 2011 • Maumelle, AR