Hospital admission for stroke or transient ischemic attack among First Nations people with diabetes in Ontario: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

First Nations people have high rates of diabetes mellitus, which is a risk factor for stroke. We studied the rates of hospital admission, processes of care and outcomes of stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) in First Nations people in Ontario.

Methods

Using linked administrative databases, we identified annual cohorts of people aged 20-105 years in Ontario with prevalent diabetes between Apr. 1, 1995, and Mar. 31, 2015. We identified Status First Nations people in Ontario from the Indian Register. We compared age- and sex-standardized rates of hospital admission for stroke or TIA, processes of care and case fatality among First Nations versus other people in Ontario with diabetes.

Results

Overall, 28 874 people with diabetes (of whom 536 were First N

SUBMITTER: Kapral MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7082109 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature