Incidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage is decreasing together with decreasing smoking rates.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the nationwide incidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and report nationwide changes in smoking rates between 1998 and 2012 in Finland.

Methods

In this register-based study, we utilized the nationwide Causes of Death Register and Hospital Discharge Register in identifying SAH events between 1998 and 2012. Population statistics in Finland, which were obtained through a database of Statistics Finland, were used to calculate crude annual incidence rates of SAH. For the direct age standardization of crude incidence rates, we used the European Standard Population (ESP) 2013. Data on changes in nationwide smoking rates between 1998 and 2012 were extracted from a database of the National Institute for Health and Welfare.

Results

For the total of 79,

SUBMITTER: Korja M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5027805 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature