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First-ever stroke incidence and 30-day case fatality in the Sicilian Aeolian archipelago, Italy

Giovanni SalemiRosa MusolinoSalvatore CalabróRodolfo SavicaS. SerraPaolo PostorinoG. GallittoPaolino La Spina

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Malemedicine.medical_specialtyFirst-ever stroke incidence Sicilyepidemiology; incidence; strokePopulationComorbidityAge DistributionRisk FactorsCause of DeathCase fatality rateEpidemiologyDiabetes MellitusMedicineHumansSex DistributioneducationStrokeCause of deathAgedCerebral HemorrhageAdvanced and Specialized NursingAged 80 and overeducation.field_of_studygeographygeography.geographical_feature_categorybusiness.industryIncidence (epidemiology)SmokingCerebral InfarctionMiddle AgedSubarachnoid Hemorrhagemedicine.diseasestrokelanguage.human_languageItalyCardiovascular DiseasesArchipelagolanguageincidenceFemaleepidemiologyNeurology (clinical)Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessSicilianDemography

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Background and Purpose— Not many data on stroke epidemiology come from studies on islands. This is the first report on a Mediterranean archipelago population. Methods— Using recommended criteria, from July 1, 1999, to June 30, 2002, information was collected on first-ever stroke and 30-day case fatality in Aeolian island residents (13 431). Results— The overall crude incidence rate was 154 of 100 000 (95% CI, 118 to 197; 128 in men and 180 in women) or 180, 154, and 87, if adjusted to the Italian, European, and world populations, respectively. The 30-day case fatality rate was 24.2% (95% CI, 14.22 to 36.75). Conclusions— Besides genetic or dietary factors, our results may reflect local, limited possibilities of diagnosis and management for stroke patients.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2005-01-01
10.1161/01.str.0000190907.88846.dfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11570/1889525