title: Trends of stroke subtypes mortality in Sao Paulo, Brazil (1996-2003).
abstract: The decline of stroke mortality rates has been described in Brazil; however, there is no data about stroke subtypes. We described the changes of stroke mortality rates in the city of Sao Paulo (1996-2003) emphasizing intracerebral hemorrhage and cerebral infarction. We categorized mortality data by gender and 10-year age-strata from 30 to 79 years-old. For men, an annual reduction of all types of stroke (-3.9%), and of stroke subtypes as intracerebral hemorrhage (-3.0%) and cerebral infarction was observed (-2.7%) as well as, a decline of ill-defined stroke (-7.4%). For women, a decline was observed for all types of stroke (-3.3%) and for ill-defined stroke (-12%). However, the switch of ill-defined cases to stroke subtype categories due to a better clinical diagnosis blurred a real decline of both cerebral infarction and intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke among women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. palotufo@hu.usp.br
authors.forename: Paulo A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lotufo
authors.forename: Isabela M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Benseñor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D020521:Stroke / Q000401:mortality