The effects of socioeconomic and geographic factors on chronic phase long-term survival after stroke in South Korea.

ABSTRACT: The stroke incidence has increased rapidly in South Korea, calling for a national-wide system for long-term stroke management. We investigated the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) and geographic factors on chronic phase survival after stroke. We retrospectively enrolled 6994 patients who experienced a stroke event in 2009 from the Korean National Health Insurance database. We followed them up from 24 to 120 months after stroke onset. The endpoint was all-cause mortality. We defined SES using a medical-aid group and four groups divided by health insurance premium quartiles. Geographic factors were defined using Model 1 (capital, metropolitan, city, and county) and Model 2 (with or without university hospitals). The higher the insurance premium, the higher the survival rate tended to be

SUBMITTER: Park D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8921252 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature