A Stroke Study of an Urban Area of Iran: Risk Factors, Length of Stay, Case Fatality, and Discharge Destination

Sex-differences in the incidence of stroke: Should we change our traditional belief?

“…Stroke-related risk factors were more common in Iranian women than men. A couple of studies in different cities of Iran including Qom and Mashhad reported higher rates of hypertension and diabetes in women with stroke [5,6]. These data were also seen in our center in Babol (Table 1).…”

Case-Fatality and Disability of Patients with Stroke in Iran

“…In two other crosssectional, hospital-based studies conducted during 2001 and 2006-2008 in Qom, a well-known religious city of Iran, the casefatality rate within the first month was reported at 24.6% during 2001, and at 15.3% from 2006 to 2008. Although, these figures showed an apparently declining rate over time in this region, but were still greater than reported ones from western countries and lesser than other developing countries [8][9][10][11][12].…”

Hospital mortality associated with stroke in Southern Iran

“…1 Our result chimes in with the reported case fatality rate from any stroke in central Iran (24.6%). 6 Furthermore, mortality rates in central and southern Iran are higher than those reported from the nearby states. Thirty-day case fatality rate for stroke in Arab middle-eastern and North African countries, where socioeconomic characteristics of the population are generally similar to Iran, falls between 10% and 17.3%.…”

“…Post-stroke care has been another issue which may 14 Unlike developed countries, nursing facilities are not available in Iran; consequently, most stroke survivors are discharged home. 6 The lack of organized rehabilitation care and the nonsystematic nature of family care can lead to lengthy recovery, probable readmissions, and perhaps higher mortality. 15 The second observation from this analysis is noted differences in epidemiological characteristics of the stroke population in Iran.…”