Psychosocial Stress and Risk for Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the ERICH (Ethnic/Racial Variations of Intracerebral Hemorrhage) Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) carries a 30-day mortality rate of 40% to 50% and a high burden of disability. Prior studies found that psychosocial stressors are associated with hypertension, ischemic stroke, and important racial/ethnic differences in baseline stress exist. We sought to determine whether stress, including distinct subtypes, predicts risk of ICH after controlling for important risk factors; whether its effect is mediated by hypertension; and whether important racial/ethnic differences in stress-associated ICH exist.

Methods

Data from the ERICH (Ethnic/Racial Variations of Intracerebral Hemorrhage) study, a prospective, multicenter, case-control study of ICH among White, Black, and Hispanic patients were used. Controls matched 1:1 by sex and race or

SUBMITTER: Behymer TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12132770 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature