Sex-specific stroke incidence over time in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study

Conclusions: Decreases in stroke incidence over time are driven by a decrease in ischemic stroke in men. Contrary to previous study periods, stroke incidence rates were similar by sex in 2010. Future research is needed to understand why the decrease in ischemic stroke incidence is more pronounced in men.

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Source: Neurology - September 4, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Madsen, T. E., Khoury, J., Alwell, K., Moomaw, C. J., Rademacher, E., Flaherty, M. L., Woo, D., Mackey, J., De Los Rios La Rosa, F., Martini, S., Ferioli, S., Adeoye, O., Khatri, P., Broderick, J. P., Kissela, B. M., Kleindorfer, D. Tags: Stroke prevention, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Incidence studies, Risk factors in epidemiology ARTICLE Source Type: research