title: Socioeconomic differences in the incidence, mortality and prognosis of intracerebral hemorrhage in Finnish Adult Population. The FINMONICA Stroke Register.
abstract: We examined the association of socioeconomic status (SES) with the incidence, mortality and case fatality of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). During 1982-1992, 909 ICH events were registered among persons aged 25-74 years. Taxable income was used as an indicator of SES. It was stratified into three categories: low, middle and high. The age-standardized incidence and mortality of ICH were significantly higher in the low- than in the high-income group in both genders. Among men aged 25-59 years, the adjusted odds ratio (OR) of ICH death within 1 year after the onset of the event was twice as high in the low-income group as in the high-income group (OR = 2.12, 95% confidence interval 1.02-4.40). In conclusion, marked socioeconomic differences were found in the incidence and mortality of ICH, in particular among working aged men.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jakovljevic
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sarti
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sivenius
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Torppa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mähönen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Immonen-Räihä
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaarsalo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alhainen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tuomilehto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puska
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Salomaa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012042:Registries; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors