Stroke, Vol 17, 681-686, Copyright © 1986 by American Heart Association
K Aho, A Reunanen, A Aromaa, P Knekt and J Maatela
The prevalence of stroke was investigated in a Finnish population study.
The results were based on cross-sectional data from a follow-up examination
of a prospective study conducted in 1973-1976. The study population drawn
from four regions of the country comprised 11,103 men and 11,096 women aged
20 years and over. The age-adjusted prevalence of stroke was 10.3/1000 in
men and 5.8/1000 in women. The prevalence was significantly higher in
non-attendants at the examination than in attendants. In 15 per cent of the
prevalence cases the stroke was caused by subarachnoid hemorrhage, in six
per cent by cerebral hemorrhage and in the remainder by cerebral infarction
or the type could not be specified. Over half (57 per cent) of the
survivors of stroke had no or only slight disability; eight per cent were
totally disabled. Some form of organic heart disease and hypertension was
significantly more common in the prevalence cases than in the others.
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Prevalence of stroke in Finland
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