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Title: Sociodemographic Disparities in Long-Term Mortality Among Stroke Survivors in the United States
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2019
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ISSN: 0039-2499
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.023782
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Abstract: Background and Purpose— It is unclear whether disparities in mortality among stroke survivors exist long term. Therefore, the purpose of the current study is to describe rates of longer term mortality among stroke survivors (ie, beyond 30 days) and to determine whether socioeconomic disparities exist. Methods— This analysis included 1329 black and white participants, aged ≥45 years, enrolled between 2003 and 2007 in the REGARDS study (Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke) who suffered a first stroke and survived at least 30 days after the event. Long-term mortality among stroke survivors was defined in person-years as time from 30 days after a first stroke to date of death or censoring. Mortality rate ratios (MRRs) were used to compare rates of poststroke mortality by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Results— Among adults who survived ≥30 days poststroke, the age-adjusted rate of mortality was 82.3 per 1000 person-years (95% CI, 75.4–89.2). Long-term mortality among stroke...
Url: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.023782
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Authors: Elfassy, Tali; Grasset, Leslie; Glymour, M Maria; Swift, Samuel; Zhang, Lanyu; Howard, George; Howard, Virginia J.; Flaherty, Matthew; Rundek, Tatjana; Osypuk, Theresa L; Zeki Al Hazzouri, Adina
Periodical (Full): Stroke
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