Annual rates of and factors influencing inpatient and outpatient transient ischaemic attacks in Chinese population: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the rates and influencing factors of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) inpatient admissions and outpatient visits in China.

Setting

A door-to-door survey of 178 059 families from 155 urban and rural areas in 31 provinces in China, 2013.

Participants

Total 596 536 people were assessed in the annual rate analysis, and 829 TIA patients were assessed in the influencing factor analysis.

Main outcome measures

The weighted annual rates of TIA inpatient admissions and outpatient visits and the factors influencing inpatient admissions and outpatient visits for TIA patients.

Results

The weighted annual inpatient admission rate per TIA patient was 25.8 (95% CI: 18.4 to 36.2) per 100 000 in the population, whereas the weighted annual inpatie

SUBMITTER: Jiang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7170564 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature