Increasing stroke incidence and prevalence of risk factors in a low-income Chinese population

Conclusions:
The incidence of stroke in rural China increased rapidly, particularly among middle-aged adults, along with a concurrent increase in risk factor prevalence. These findings suggest that without controlling these risk factors, stroke incidence will continue to increase over future decades in China.

Source: Neurology - January 26, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Wang, J., An, Z., Li, B., Yang, L., Tu, J., Gu, H., Zhan, C., Liu, B., Su, T.-C., Ning, X. Tags: Stroke prevention, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Incidence studies, Risk factors in epidemiology ARTICLE Source Type: research