Key result
Between 1992 and 2012, the incidence of first-ever stroke grew annually by 8.0% in women and 5.8% in men, leading to a significant decline in the male-to-female incidence ratio from 1.9 to 1.4.
Why the study?
Are there sex differences in the incidence and mortality of first-ever stroke in rural China?
Cohort (n=14,920)
Are there sex differences in the incidence and mortality of first-ever stroke in rural China?
The incidence of first-ever stroke increased significantly faster in women than in men in rural China over a 21-year period, narrowing the sex gap in stroke incidence.
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Rising stroke incidence among rural Chinese women warrants cautious surveillance; leaves open drivers of narrowing sex gap and need for targeted studies.
Wang et al. (2014) conducted a cohort in First-ever stroke (n=14,920). Sex (Female vs Male) vs. Male sex was evaluated on Incidence of first-ever stroke. Between 1992 and 2012, the incidence of first-ever stroke grew annually by 8.0% in women and 5.8% in men, leading to a significant decline in the male-to-female incidence ratio from 1.9 to 1.4.
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