Is there a correlation between socioeconomic disparity and functional outcome after acute ischemic stroke?

ABSTRACT:

Background

To investigate the impact of low socioeconomic status (SES), indicated by low level of education, occupation and income, on 3 months functional outcome after ischemic stroke.

Methods

We analyzed data from the China National Stroke Registry (CNSR), a multicenter and prospective registry of consecutive patients with acute cerebrovascular events occurred between September 2007 and August 2008. 11226 patients with ischemic stroke had SES and clinical characteristics data collected at baseline and mRS measured as indicator of functional outcome in 3 months follow up. Multinomial and ordinal logistic regression models were performed to examine associations between SES and the functional outcome.

Results

At 3 months after stroke, 5.3% of total patients had mRS sco

SUBMITTER: Song T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5528884 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature