Incidence, subtypes, sex differences and trends of stroke in Taiwan

Chung-Fen Tsai, Ya-Hui Wang, Nai-Chi Teng, Ping-Keung Yip and Li-Kwang Chen

PLOS ONE, 2022, vol. 17, issue 11, 1-11

Abstract: Background: Chinese populations have been reported higher incidence of all strokes and intracerebral hemorrhage. However, few large-scale studies have evaluated changes of stroke epidemiology in the 21st century. Methods: We explored the rates of incidence of all first-ever strokes, subtypes, and 1-month case fatality by using data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database since 2004. Also, we investigated sex differences in stroke. Time-trend analysis was performed for incidence and case fatality rates of all strokes and subtypes in both sexes. Results: The age-adjusted incidence of all strokes per 100,000 person-years decreased by 16%, from 251 (95% confidence interval [CI] 249–253) in 2004 to 210 (95% CI 209–212) in 2011 (p

Date: 2022
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