Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Stroke. Declining Age At Time Of Stroke. Analysis Of The Nationwide Inpatient Sample 1988-2010 (S12.002)

CONCLUSIONS: In this longitudinal national sample age at time of stroke became younger for blacks and Hispanics, but not Caucasians. This has increased the disparity of age of onset between blacks and Caucasians. Over time the number of comorbidities have increased, perhaps due to upcoding by hospitals rather than worsening health status of the population.Disclosure: Dr. Costa has nothing to disclose. Dr. Dubinsky has received personal compensation for activities with Allergan Inc. Dr. Dubinsky has received research support from Allergan Inc., Medevation Pharmaceuticals, and from the National Institutes of Health.
Source: Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Epidemiology and Risk Factors Source Type: research