Authors
Juliet Addo, Luis Ayerbe, Keerthi M Mohan, Siobhan Crichton, Anita Sheldenkar, Ruoling Chen, Charles DA Wolfe, Christopher McKevitt
Publication date
2012/4
Source
Stroke
Volume
43
Issue
4
Pages
1186-1191
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Description
Background and Purpose
Rates of stroke incidence and mortality vary across populations with important differences between socioeconomic groups worldwide. Knowledge of existing disparities in stroke risk is important for effective stroke prevention and management strategies. This review updates the evidence for associations between socioeconomic status and stroke.
Summary of Review
Studies were identified with electronic searches of MEDLINE and EMBASE databases (January 2006 to July 2011) and reference lists from identified studies were searched manually. Articles reporting the association between any measure of socioeconomic status and stroke were included.
Conclusions
The impact of stroke as measured by disability-adjusted life-years lost and mortality rates is >3-fold higher in low-income compared with high- and middle-income countries. The number of stroke deaths is projected to increase by …
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