Study: A quarter of the world's population will suffer a stroke during its lifetime

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A recent study found that a quarter of the world's population over 25 years old would suffer a disabling stroke.

"Indicators vary from one country to another, but in the United States, 23 to 29 percent of people can expect a stroke at some point in their lives," he said. Dr. Gregory Roth, professor of health standardization at the University of Washington.

"These findings suggest that adults need to think much more about long-term health risks, including stroke, much earlier.

For the new report, Roth and his colleagues used data from the Global Burden Study to badess lifetime risk of stroke for more than 25 years.

The researchers examined the two main forms of stroke: ischemic stroke-related stroke (stroke), which accounts for approximately 85% of strokes. Strokes caused by bleeding in the brain, called hemorrhagic strokes, represent about 15%. The data come from 195 countries. And extended from 1990 to 2016.

According to 2016 data, Roth found that the risk of stroke in people over the age of 25 ranged between 8 and 39%, depending on their place of residence. The Chinese had the highest level of risk (with over 39% risk of age). , Followed by residents of Central and Eastern Europe.

The lowest risk was for people living in sub-Saharan Africa: according to the study, bad does not seem to matter, with no statistically significant difference in the risk of stroke between men and women.

Roth suggested that new discoveries help public health agencies around the world to step up their efforts in public education.

"Stroke remains a leading cause of disability and death worldwide," said Richard L. Lipman, vice president of the department of neurology at Long Island Medical Center in New Hyde Park, in the United States. State of New York. "Strokes can be prevented before they happen.It is more important in certain geographical areas, although no area is excluded from this debilitating disease."