Young Women Have Poorer Outcomes than Men after Stroke
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Martínez-Sánchez, Patricia; Fuentes, Blanca; Fernández-Domínguez, Jéssica; Ortega-Casarrubios, María Ángeles; Aguilar-Amat, María José; [et al.]Fecha
2011-02-24Resumen
Background and purpose: Gender differences in stroke outcome have not been fully assessed in young patients.
Methods: We conducted an observational study of consecutive young ischemic stroke patients (≤ 50 years of age) admitted to a stroke unit (January 1999 to December 2009). Basal data, subtype of ischemic stroke, stroke severity [Canadian Neurological Scale (CNS)], length of hospital stay, inhospital complications, mortality and functional outcome at discharge [modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score] were analyzed. For stroke severity and outcome analyses, 2 age groups were established: 15-30 (very young group) and 31-50 years old (middle-aged young group).
Results: A total of 310 patients were enrolled; 128 females and 182 males. The mean age was similar in women and men (41.07 ± 8.6 vs. 42.12 ± 8.2, NS). Migraine was more frequent in women, whereas arterial hypertension, hyperlipidemia, alcohol abuse, current smoking and atherothrombotic infarction were more frequent in men (p <...
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Young people, stroke Stroke, outcome Gender, stroke