TY - JOUR
T1 - Incidence, mortality, and case-fatality rate of stroke in northern israel
AU - Epstein, Leon
AU - Rishpon, Shmuel
AU - Bental, Ephraim
AU - Brook, Gerald
AU - Tamir, Ada
AU - Gross, Bella
AU - Szwarc, Migel
AU - Manelis, Judith
AU - Pillar, Thomas
PY - 1989/6
Y1 - 1989/6
N2 - We studied the incidence and mortality of stroke in northern Israel to determine possible reasons for the differences previously found in mortality from this condition between the sex and ethnic groups in Israel as a whole. We identified 1,149 cases of stroke during 1984. While the age-standardized incidence was higher in men, the case-fatality rate was twice as high in women. After controlling for ethnic origin, we found that incidence was higher only in men of Western origin, while the female rates were higher in women of Asian and North African extraction. The case-fatality rate was substantially higher in women in all ethnic groups. These differences, especially in relation to the case-fatality rate, have important implications for health services in relation to both possible preventive action and to management of the acute disease phase.
AB - We studied the incidence and mortality of stroke in northern Israel to determine possible reasons for the differences previously found in mortality from this condition between the sex and ethnic groups in Israel as a whole. We identified 1,149 cases of stroke during 1984. While the age-standardized incidence was higher in men, the case-fatality rate was twice as high in women. After controlling for ethnic origin, we found that incidence was higher only in men of Western origin, while the female rates were higher in women of Asian and North African extraction. The case-fatality rate was substantially higher in women in all ethnic groups. These differences, especially in relation to the case-fatality rate, have important implications for health services in relation to both possible preventive action and to management of the acute disease phase.
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U2 - 10.1161/01.STR.20.6.725
DO - 10.1161/01.STR.20.6.725
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C2 - 2728036
AN - SCOPUS:0024411285
SN - 0039-2499
VL - 20
SP - 725
EP - 729
JO - Stroke
JF - Stroke
IS - 6
ER -