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

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. We explored the rates of incidence of all first-ever strokes, subtypes, and 1-month case fatality b...

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Published in:PloS one 2022-11, Vol.17 (11), p.e0277296-e0277296
Main Authors: Tsai, Chung-Fen, Wang, Ya-Hui, Teng, Nai-Chi, Yip, Ping-Keung, Chen, Li-Kwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain Ischemia - epidemiology
Cerebral Hemorrhage - epidemiology
Epidemiology
Fatalities
Female
Gender differences
Hemorrhage
Humans
Incidence
Ischemia
Ischemic Stroke
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
Men
People and Places
Sex Characteristics
Sex differences
Social Sciences
Stroke
Stroke - epidemiology
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Taiwan - epidemiology
Trend analysis
Trends
Women
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Summary: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. 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. 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
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0277296