Comparison of stroke hospitalization rates among Mexican-Americans and non-Hispanic whites.
The authors performed a prospective, community-based pilot stroke surveillance project in Nueces County, TX. Mexican-Americans showed a trend toward higher completed ischemic stroke hospitalization rates compared with non-Hispanic whites. Mexican-Americans were more commonly uninsured (p = 0.007) and were less likely to receive neuroimaging (p = 0.001). Additional studies are needed to confirm this finding and to determine the role of stroke risk factors and access to care variables.
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Stroke Program, Department of Neurology, The University of Texas, Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA. lmorgens@neuro.med.uth.tmc.edu
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D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011159:Population Surveillance; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People