Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2018 Jan 26;15(2):215.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph15020215.

Study of Stroke Incidence in the Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Adel A Alhazzani  1 , Ahmed A Mahfouz  2   3 , Ahmed Y Abolyazid  4   5 , Nabil J Awadalla  6   7 , Razia Aftab  8 , Aesha Faraheen  9 , Shamsun Nahar Khalil  10
Affiliations

Study of Stroke Incidence in the Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Adel A Alhazzani et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Recent data regarding first-stroke incidence in Saudi Arabia in general and in the Aseer region in particular are scarce and even lacking. The aim of this work was to study the first-time stroke incidence in the Aseer region, southwestern Saudi Arabia. All first-stroke patients admitted to all hospitals in the Aseer region over a one-year period (January through December 2016) were included. Stroke patients outside the Aseer region were excluded from the study. The incidence per 100,000 patients and the concomitant 95% CI (Confidence Intervals) were computed. The present study included 1249 first-time stroke patients and calculated an overall minimal incidence rate of hospitalized first-time stroke of 57.64 per 100,000 persons per year (95% CI: 57.57-57.70). A steady increase was noticed depending on the patients' age, reaching a figure of 851.81 (95% CI: 849.2-854.5) for those patients aged 70 years and more. Overall, the incidence rate for females (48.14; 95% CI: 48.04-48.24) was lower compared to males (65.52; 95% CI: 65.1-66.0). Taking into consideration the expected rise of the elderly because of the prominent medical services provided by the Saudi government, leading to a subsequent change in the horizontal and vertical age distribution structure of the population, an increase in the number of stroke patients is expected. It is suggested to establish a nationwide stroke surveillance system in the Kingdom, with the objective to report, analyze, and maintain an updated overview of the stroke status in Saudi Arabia.

Keywords: Saudi Arabia; incidence; stroke.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Minimal incidence rate of hospitalized first-time stroke (per 100,000 people) by sex and age groups.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Minimal incidence rate of hospitalized first-time stroke (per 100,000 people) by gender.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Murray C.J., Vos T., Lozano R., Naghavi M., Flaxman A.D., Michaud C., Ezzati M., Shibuya K., Salomon J.A., Abdalla S. Disability-adjusted life years (dalys) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: A systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2010. The Lancet. 2013;380:2197–2223. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61689-4. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Thrift A.G., Thayabaranathan T., Howard G., Howard V.J., Rothwell P.M., Feigin V.L., Norrving B., Donnan G.A., Cadilhac D.A. Global stroke statistics. Int. J. Stroke. 2017;12:13–32. doi: 10.1177/1747493016676285. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Benjamin E.J., Blaha M.J., Chiuve S.E., Cushman M., Das S.R., Deo R., de Ferranti S.D., Floyd J., Fornage M., Gillespie C. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2017 update: A report from the American heart association. Circulation. 2017;135:e146–e603. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000485. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Béjot Y., Delpont B., Giroud M. Rising stroke incidence in young adults: More epidemiological evidence, more questions to be answered. Am. Heart Assoc. 2016;5:e003661. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.003661. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. El-Hajj M., Salameh P., Rachidi S., Hosseini H. The epidemiology of stroke in the middle east. Eur. Stroke J. 2016;1:180–198. doi: 10.1177/2396987316654338. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources