Sex disparity in long-term stroke recurrence and mortality in a rural population in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several studies suggest women may be disproportionately affected by poorer stroke outcomes than men. This study aims to investigate whether women have a higher risk of all-cause mortality and recurrence after an ischemic stroke than men in a rural population in central Pennsylvania, United States.

Methods

We analyzed consecutive ischemic stroke patients captured in the Geisinger NeuroScience Ischemic Stroke research database from 2004 to 2019. Kaplan-Meier (KM) estimator curves stratified by gender and age were used to plot survival probabilities and Cox Proportional Hazards Ratios were used to analyze outcomes of all-cause mortality and the composite outcome of ischemic stroke recurrence or death. Fine-Gray Competing Risk models were used for the outcome of recur

SUBMITTER: Lambert C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7750897 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature