Is There a Stroke Belt in China and Why? [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— A stroke belt of high stroke incidence exists in 9 provincial regions of north and west China. The stroke belt may be caused, at least in part, by a higher population prevalence of hypertension and excess body weight. Lowering blood pressure and body weight in the stroke belt may reduce the geographic disparity in stroke risk and incidence in China.

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/44/7/1775?rss=1

Source: Stroke - June 24, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Xu, G., Ma, M., Liu, X., Hankey, G. J. Tags: Epidemiology Clinical Sciences Source Type: research