TY - JOUR
T1 - Sex differences in the clinical presentation, resource use, and 3-month outcome of acute stroke in Europe - Data from a multicenter multinational hospital-based registry
AU - Di Carlo, A
AU - Lamassa, M
AU - Baldereschi, M
AU - Pracucci, G
AU - Basile, A M
AU - Wolfe, C D A
AU - Giroud, M
AU - Rudd, A
AU - Ghetti, A
AU - Inzitari, D
AU - European BIOMED Study of Stroke Care
PY - 2003/5/1
Y1 - 2003/5/1
N2 - Background and Purpose - The information on the existence of sex differences in management of stroke patients is scarce. We evaluated whether sex differences may influence clinical presentation, resource use, and outcome of stroke in a European multicenter study. Methods - In a European Concerted Action involving 7 countries, 4499 patients hospitalized for first-in-a-lifetime stroke were evaluated for demographics, risk factors, clinical presentation, resource use, and 3-month survival, disability (Barthel Index), and handicap (Rankin Scale). Results - Overall, 2239 patients were males and 2260 females. Compared with males, female patients were significantly older (mean age 74.5 +/- 12.5 versus 69.2 +/- 12.1 years), more frequently institutionalized before stroke, and with a worse prestroke Rankin score (all values P <0.001). History of hypertension ( P = 0.007) and atrial fibrillation ( P <0.001) were significantly more frequent in female stroke patients, as were coma (P <0.001), paralysis (P
AB - Background and Purpose - The information on the existence of sex differences in management of stroke patients is scarce. We evaluated whether sex differences may influence clinical presentation, resource use, and outcome of stroke in a European multicenter study. Methods - In a European Concerted Action involving 7 countries, 4499 patients hospitalized for first-in-a-lifetime stroke were evaluated for demographics, risk factors, clinical presentation, resource use, and 3-month survival, disability (Barthel Index), and handicap (Rankin Scale). Results - Overall, 2239 patients were males and 2260 females. Compared with males, female patients were significantly older (mean age 74.5 +/- 12.5 versus 69.2 +/- 12.1 years), more frequently institutionalized before stroke, and with a worse prestroke Rankin score (all values P <0.001). History of hypertension ( P = 0.007) and atrial fibrillation ( P <0.001) were significantly more frequent in female stroke patients, as were coma (P <0.001), paralysis (P
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U2 - 10.1161/01.STR.0000068410.07397.D7
DO - 10.1161/01.STR.0000068410.07397.D7
M3 - Article
SN - 1524-4628
VL - 34
SP - 1114
EP - 1119
JO - Stroke
JF - Stroke
IS - 5
ER -
