Stroke hospitalization trends of the working-aged in Finland.

Autor: Jussi O T Sipilä, Jussi P Posti, Jori O Ruuskanen, Päivi Rautava, Ville Kytö
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 8, p e0201633 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
77285670
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201633
Popis: BACKGROUND:The age-standardized incidence of stroke has decreased globally but, for reasons unknown, conflicting results have been observed regarding trend in incidence of major stroke subtypes in young adults. We studied these trends among people of working age in a population-based setting in Finland, where cardiovascular risk factor profiles have developed favorably. METHODS:All hospitalizations for stroke in 2004-2005 and 2013-2014 for persons 18-64 years of age were identified from a national register. The search included all hospitals that provide acute stroke care on mainland Finland. RESULTS:Hospitalizations for both intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH; -15.2%; p = 0.0008) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH; -26.5%; p
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