Evaluation of Between-County Disparities in Premature Mortality Due to Stroke in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Identifying the factors associated with premature stroke mortality and measuring between-county disparities may provide insight into how to reduce variations and achieve more equitable health outcomes.

Objective

To examine the between-county disparities in premature stroke mortality in the US, investigate county-level factors associated with mortality, and describe differences in mortality disparities by place of death and stroke subtype.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cross-sectional study linked the mortality and demographic data of US counties from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WONDER database to county-level characteristics from multiple databases. The outcome measure was county-level age-adjusted stroke mortality

SUBMITTER: Song S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8116984 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature