Age and sex-specific stroke epidemiology in COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has emerged as an independent risk factor for stroke. We aimed to determine age and sex-specific stroke incidence and risk factors with COVID-19 in the US using a large electronic health record (EHR) that included both inpatients and outpatients.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using individual-level data from Optum^® de-identified COVID-19 EHR. A total of 387,330 individuals aged ≥18 with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 were included. The primary outcome was cumulative incidence of stroke after COVID-19 confirmation within 180 days of follow-up or until death. Kaplan-Meier cumulative incidence curves for acute ischemic stroke (AIS), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and a composite outc

SUBMITTER: Kim Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11600532 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature