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February 11, 2009StrokeOpen Access

Sex Differences in Stroke Epidemiology

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Why the study?

Do stroke incidence, prevalence, and severity differ between men and women?

Population

Patients from 98 articles containing sex-specific stroke epidemiology data

Design

Systematic_review

Authors

PAPeter AppelrosBSBirgitta StegmayrATAndreas Terént

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Overview

Sex differences warrant tailored prevention and acute care strategies; confirms global disparities for targeted research.

Structured PICO

Do stroke incidence, prevalence, and severity differ between men and women?

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Population
Patients from 98 articles (including 59 incidence studies from 19 countries across 5 continents) containing sex-specific stroke epidemiology data
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Outcome
Stroke incidence, prevalence, subtypes, severity, and case-fatalityhard clinical

Worldwide, stroke is significantly more common in men, but women experience more severe strokes with higher short-term case fatality.

Cite This Study

Appelros et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a01daa96668471b61d8af5chttps://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.108.540781
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