Excitabilité Nerveuse et Thérapeutique, EA 4391, Université Paris Est, Créteil, France; Lebanese University, Doctoral School of Sciences and Technology, Hadath, Lebanon.
Lebanese American University, School of Pharmacy, Byblos, Lebanon.
J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2016 Sep;6(3):169-76. doi: 10.1016/j.jegh.2015.10.001. Epub 2015 Oct 24.
Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and its late burden has mainly been attributable to developing countries. Lebanon is one of these countries where epidemiological studies on stroke burden are scarce but necessary. Thus, the present study was conducted to assess the prevalence of stroke survivors among Lebanese inhabitants. A cross-sectional survey was carried out using randomly selected landline phone numbers on all governorates to retrieve data on stroke survivors and their sociodemographic characteristics. Results were then standardized over the Lebanese and the World Health Organization (WHO) world populations. A total of 6963 Lebanese inhabitants were included in the study; among these were 56 stroke survivors. This led to an adjusted stroke prevalence of 0.50% [95% confidence interval (CI)=0.33-0.66%] and a world-standardized prevalence of 0.60% (95% CI=0.42-0.78%). A significantly higher stroke prevalence was found among older age groups and more socioeconomically privileged areas. Overall, the study showed a relatively higher prevalence of stroke in this sample of Lebanese inhabitants when compared to other developing countries. However, larger community-based studies with a clinical assessment of stroke cases are needed to confirm our findings.
脑卒中是全世界发病率和死亡率的主要原因，其晚期负担主要归因于发展中国家。黎巴嫩就是这些国家之一，缺乏但有必要对其卒中负担进行流行病学研究。因此，本研究旨在评估黎巴嫩居民中风幸存者的患病率。采用随机抽取的各省级行政区的固定电话进行横断面调查，检索中风幸存者及其社会人口学特征的数据。结果根据黎巴嫩和世界卫生组织（WHO）的世界人口进行标准化。共有 6963 名黎巴嫩居民纳入研究，其中 56 名是中风幸存者。这导致调整后的卒中患病率为 0.50%（95%置信区间（CI）=0.33-0.66%）和世界标准化患病率为 0.60%（95%CI=0.42-0.78%）。年龄较大和社会经济条件较好的地区卒中患病率显著较高。总的来说，与其他发展中国家相比，本研究中黎巴嫩居民的卒中患病率相对较高。但是，需要更大的基于社区的研究和对卒中病例的临床评估来证实我们的发现。
