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. 2010 Mar 2;74(9):767-71.
doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181d5275c.

Differences in stroke outcome based on sex

N Shobha  1 , P N Sylaja, M K Kapral, J Fang, M D Hill; Investigators of the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network
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Differences in stroke outcome based on sex

N Shobha et al. Neurology. .

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  • Neurology. 2010 Mar 23;74(12):1008

Abstract

Objective: Stroke thrombolysis may have a differential effect by sex. We sought to examine the relationship between sex and outcome after thrombolysis.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of stroke patients from the Registry of Canadian Stroke Network phase 1 (June 2001-February 2002) and phase 2 (June 2002-December 2002). Variables including demographics, history, clinical data, process measures, and outcome were analyzed. The primary outcomes were the Stroke Impact Scale-16 score (SIS-16) and mortality at 6 months. We compared the outcomes of the thrombolyzed and nonthrombolyzed cohorts and examined the data for a tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)-by-sex interaction on the 2 primary outcomes.

Results: The overall proportion of patients who achieved an excellent outcome (SIS-16 >75) was not different by gender. However, the proportion of patients achieving an excellent outcome in the non-tPA cohort was much greater in males, with an absolute risk difference of 11.8%. A multiplicative treatment by sex interaction was evident (p = 0.054). This interaction was not present for stroke case fatality.

Conclusions: Women fared poorly compared to men in the placebo groups, but this negative prognostic sex effect was neutralized by thrombolysis.

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