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(Message started by: Mark C on Jul 25^th, 2003, 7:21pm)

Title: Database Inclusions ?
Post by Mark C on Jul 25^th, 2003, 7:21pm

Speaking of a CH database the blood type thread has fed my thoughts on what should be included in the individuial DB.....such as

age
gender
weight
blood type
meds tried, sucessful
meds tried, failed
left or right handed
smoker
married
divorced
siblings
siblings with CH or migraines
hypertension
depression
age HA started
age CH diagnosed
time between first CH and correct diagnosis

It would not be necessary for anyone to reveal their identity in this process, as a matter of fact I am a BIG privacy advocate. All I am interested in is raw data to plug in.

These are but a few of the possible factors involving CH. Can you think of more? I believe the more common factors figured in the greater chance of discovering patterns between us. Help me out guys, what other factors could be figured in.

Imagine 50 or 100 or 1000 clusterheads keeping up this DB for a while and finally uploading all the individual stats into a final tally....I wonder what is going to turn up. This could be virgin territory yall.

Wheels turning Mark (About the 2004 convention also!)

Title: Re: Database Inclusions ?
Post by catlind on Jul 25^th, 2003, 7:47pm

Mark can you please include race in there? There is a big issue with african american women going 3 x longer than white females before being diagnosed. It was something that was brought up at the convention.

Cat

Title: Re: Database Inclusions ?
Post by Mark C on Jul 25^th, 2003, 8:01pm

Good one Cat...come on yall, what do we have in common, or un-common!

;D

Title: Re: Database Inclusions ?
Post by JDH on Jul 25^th, 2003, 10:34pm

Mark,
How about.

1-chronic or episodic
2-alcohol consumption (since it seems to be a trigger for so many)
3-sleep patterns
4-alternative treatments
5-what % go through this med free and what treaments do they use.
6-and oh yeah, don't forget that finger & toe thing ;)

Jim