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. 2017 Mar 15;2(1):64-69.
doi: 10.17886/RKI-GBE-2017-019. eCollection 2017 Mar.

12-Month prevalence of stroke or chronic consequences of stroke in Germany

Markus A Busch  1 , Ronny Kuhnert  1
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12-Month prevalence of stroke or chronic consequences of stroke in Germany

Markus A Busch et al. J Health Monit. .

Abstract

Stroke is the second most common cause of death globally and an important cause of disability in adults. According to the GEDA 2014/2015-EHIS study, 1.6% of adults (1.7% of women and 1.5% of men) in Germany had a stroke or chronic consequences of stroke during the past 12 months. For those aged under 55 years, the 12-month prevalence of these health problems remains well below 1% for both sexes, but then increases steeply and disproportionately to 6.3% for those aged 75 years and over. Prevalence among women with a low level of education (3.6%) is higher than among women with a high level of education (0.6%). Education has only a weak effect on prevalence among men. The indicator analysed here (12-month prevalence of stroke or chronic consequences of stroke) was developed for the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) 2014/2015, which means that comparative data for Germany is not yet available.

Keywords: DISEASE OUTCOMES; GENERAL POPULATION; GERMANY; HEALTH MONITORING; STROKE.

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Conflicts of interest The authors declared no conflicts of interest.

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