Engstad T, Fieler H P, Larsen T A
Medisinsk avdeling, Regionsykehuset i Tromsø.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1991 Oct 10;111(24):2943-6.
Age-specific prevalence of stroke in a population above 15 years was examined in five municipalities in Northern Norway. The examined population included 16,115 individuals of a total population of 19,850. The WHO-definition of stroke was applied. Average prevalence of stroke in the populations 15 years and over was 18.4 per 1,000. Males debutated five years earlier than females. 79% of stroke patients lived at home and 21% in nursing homes and hospitals.
在挪威北部的五个自治市对15岁以上人群中特定年龄段的中风患病率进行了调查。受调查人群包括总人口19,850人中的16,115人。采用了世界卫生组织对中风的定义。15岁及以上人群中风的平均患病率为每1000人中有18.4人。男性中风发病比女性早五年。79%的中风患者居家生活,21%的患者住在养老院和医院。