title: [Epidemiology of stroke in urban and rural areas, Tianjin, China: a six-year prospective research].
abstract: This paper researched the morbidity and mortality rates of stroke in Tianjin by a six-year prospective study. The result showed that there were no significant differences of the stroke morbidity and mortality rates between urban and rural areas in Tianjin. The morbidity and mortality rates of stroke significantly increased parallel with age in two areas, which were 443.86 and 248.20 per 10(5) in urban, 402.05 and 190.22 per 10(5) in rural areas respectively. The difference in type was not found. Mortality rate of cerebral hemorrhage was significant higher than that of cerebral infarction among age group 45 and above in urban and 55-years above in rural areas. October peak was noticed in morbidity and mortality rates of stroke both in urban and rural areas.
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Neurology Institute.
authors.forename: X J
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Ning
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Z Z
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012423:Rural Health; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014504:Urban Health