Social Inequality by Income in Short- and Long-Term Cause-Specific Mortality after Stroke

Goals: It is unclear whether social inequality exists for mortality after stroke. Results of studies on the relation between socioeconomic position (SEP) and mortality after stroke have been inconsistent and inconclusive. Material and Methods: We studied the association between SEP expressed by income and the risk of death after stroke by merging data on incident stroke from Danish registries with nationwide coverage. We identified all incident cases of stroke hospitalized in Denmark 2003-2012 (n  = 60503).
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research