Epidemiological profile of mortality from stroke in the brazilian northern region
International Journal of Development Research
Epidemiological profile of mortality from stroke in the brazilian northern region
Received 16th July, 2018; Received in revised form 04th August, 2018; Accepted 21st September, 2018; Published online 30th October, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Antônio Sávio Inácio et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: To evaluate the sociodemographic profile of patients who progressed to death from stroke and identify the mortality rate. Method: Cross-sectional study using data from the Mortality Information System. Estimates of rates of deaths and odds ratios (OR) of death from stroke were performed in comparison to other causes of deaths between 2000-2015. Results: There were 61,973 deaths from stroke, and individuals aged ≥60 years (OR: 2.41; 95% CI: 2.36-2.45; p<0.001), widowed (2.30; 2.25-2.36; p<0.001), no schooling (1.49;1.41-1.56; p<0.001), females (1.42; 1.39-1.44; p<0.001) and black race/color (1.31; 1.30-1.40; p<0.001) showed the greatest risk. The mortality rate from stroke in the Northern Region had a mean of 23.2/100thousand inhabitants from 2000 through 2015. Conclusion: the female sex, aged less than 59 years, widowed and black color have a higher risk of death from stroke bird in the Brazilian northern region.
