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Study of Stroke Incidence in the Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Recent data regarding first-stroke incidence in Saudi Arabia in general and in the Aseer region in particular are scarce and even lacking. The aim of this work was to study the first-time stroke incidence in the Aseer region, southwestern Saudi Arabia. All first-stroke patients admitted to all hospi...

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Autores principales: Alhazzani, Adel A., Mahfouz, Ahmed A., Abolyazid, Ahmed Y., Awadalla, Nabil J., Aftab, Razia, Faraheen, Aesha, Khalil, Shamsun Nahar
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5858284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29373563
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020215
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author Alhazzani, Adel A.
Mahfouz, Ahmed A.
Abolyazid, Ahmed Y.
Awadalla, Nabil J.
Aftab, Razia
Faraheen, Aesha
Khalil, Shamsun Nahar
author_facet Alhazzani, Adel A.
Mahfouz, Ahmed A.
Abolyazid, Ahmed Y.
Awadalla, Nabil J.
Aftab, Razia
Faraheen, Aesha
Khalil, Shamsun Nahar
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description Recent data regarding first-stroke incidence in Saudi Arabia in general and in the Aseer region in particular are scarce and even lacking. The aim of this work was to study the first-time stroke incidence in the Aseer region, southwestern Saudi Arabia. All first-stroke patients admitted to all hospitals in the Aseer region over a one-year period (January through December 2016) were included. Stroke patients outside the Aseer region were excluded from the study. The incidence per 100,000 patients and the concomitant 95% CI (Confidence Intervals) were computed. The present study included 1249 first-time stroke patients and calculated an overall minimal incidence rate of hospitalized first-time stroke of 57.64 per 100,000 persons per year (95% CI: 57.57–57.70). A steady increase was noticed depending on the patients' age, reaching a figure of 851.81 (95% CI: 849.2–854.5) for those patients aged 70 years and more. Overall, the incidence rate for females (48.14; 95% CI: 48.04–48.24) was lower compared to males (65.52; 95% CI: 65.1–66.0). Taking into consideration the expected rise of the elderly because of the prominent medical services provided by the Saudi government, leading to a subsequent change in the horizontal and vertical age distribution structure of the population, an increase in the number of stroke patients is expected. It is suggested to establish a nationwide stroke surveillance system in the Kingdom, with the objective to report, analyze, and maintain an updated overview of the stroke status in Saudi Arabia.
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spelling pubmed-58582842018-03-19 Study of Stroke Incidence in the Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia Alhazzani, Adel A. Mahfouz, Ahmed A. Abolyazid, Ahmed Y. Awadalla, Nabil J. Aftab, Razia Faraheen, Aesha Khalil, Shamsun Nahar Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Recent data regarding first-stroke incidence in Saudi Arabia in general and in the Aseer region in particular are scarce and even lacking. The aim of this work was to study the first-time stroke incidence in the Aseer region, southwestern Saudi Arabia. All first-stroke patients admitted to all hospitals in the Aseer region over a one-year period (January through December 2016) were included. Stroke patients outside the Aseer region were excluded from the study. The incidence per 100,000 patients and the concomitant 95% CI (Confidence Intervals) were computed. The present study included 1249 first-time stroke patients and calculated an overall minimal incidence rate of hospitalized first-time stroke of 57.64 per 100,000 persons per year (95% CI: 57.57–57.70). A steady increase was noticed depending on the patients' age, reaching a figure of 851.81 (95% CI: 849.2–854.5) for those patients aged 70 years and more. Overall, the incidence rate for females (48.14; 95% CI: 48.04–48.24) was lower compared to males (65.52; 95% CI: 65.1–66.0). Taking into consideration the expected rise of the elderly because of the prominent medical services provided by the Saudi government, leading to a subsequent change in the horizontal and vertical age distribution structure of the population, an increase in the number of stroke patients is expected. It is suggested to establish a nationwide stroke surveillance system in the Kingdom, with the objective to report, analyze, and maintain an updated overview of the stroke status in Saudi Arabia. MDPI 2018-01-26 2018-02 /pmc/articles/PMC5858284/ /pubmed/29373563 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020215 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Faraheen, Aesha
Khalil, Shamsun Nahar
Study of Stroke Incidence in the Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020215
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