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Sex disparity is not a risk factor for stroke mortality – News-Medical.Net
An analysis of data collected from patients treated for ischemic stroke at Geisinger shows no disparity in outcomes based solely on sex.
An analysis of data collected from patients treated for ischemic stroke at Geisinger shows no disparity in outcomes based solely on sex.
Various studies have suggested that women are disproportionately affected by stroke and may have poorer stroke outcomes. Women have a longer life expectancy than men and, therefore, likely have an increased lifetime risk of stroke.
Women tend to be older than men at the time of stroke and have a higher pre-stroke degree of disability or dependence in their daily…
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