Temporal Trends of Sex Differences in Transient Ischemic Attack Incidence Within a Population.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Previously we reported that ischemic stroke incidence is declining over time for men but not women. We sought to describe temporal trends of sex differences in incidence of transient ischemic attack (TIA) within the same large, biracial population. METHODS:Among the population of 1.3 million in the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Stroke Study (GCNKSS) region, TIAs among area residents (≥20 years old) were identified at all local hospitals. Out of hospital cases were ascertained using a sampling scheme. First-ever cases and first within each study period for a patient was included in incidence rates. All cases were physician-adjudicated. Incidence rates (during July 93-June 94 and calendar years 1999, 2005, and 2010) were calculated using the age-, race-, and sex-specific num

SUBMITTER: Madsen TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6698220 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature