Abd-Allah Foad, Khedr Eman, Oraby Mohammed I, Bedair Ahmed Safwat, Georgy Shady Samy, Moustafa Ramez Reda
a Department of Neurology , Cairo University , Cairo , Egypt.
b Department of Neurology , Assiut University , Assiut , Egypt.
Int J Neurosci. 2018 Aug;128(8):765-771. doi: 10.1080/00207454.2017.1420068. Epub 2018 Jan 4.
Accurate data on the epidemiology of stroke in Egypt is scarce. The aim of this review is to address this issue based on available community-based studies and compare the resulting findings to those of other regional and international studies.
A systematic literature search was conducted to identify population-based epidemiological studies of stroke in Egyptians. Original articles published in English between 1990 and 2016 were included. Five studies from five different governorates in southern Egypt fulfilled the study criteria (Qena, Sohag, Assiut, New Valley and Red Sea).
The mean and median crude prevalence rates (CPRs) across the five studies, which were conducted in southern Egypt were 721.6/100,000 and 655/100,000, respectively. The mean and median crude incidence rates (CIRs) were 187/100,000 and 180.5/100,000, respectively. The average CPR weighted by sample population size was 613/100,000 and the average CIR weighted by sample population size was 202/100,000.
The incidence and prevalence of stroke in Egypt are high. More population-based studies are urgently needed in northern Egypt and in Cairo - the capital of Egypt.
埃及脑卒中流行病学的准确数据匮乏。本综述旨在基于现有的社区研究解决这一问题，并将所得结果与其他区域和国际研究的结果进行比较。
进行了系统的文献检索，以确定埃及人群中基于人口的脑卒中流行病学研究。纳入了1990年至2016年间以英文发表的原创文章。埃及南部五个不同省份（基纳、索哈杰、艾斯尤特、新河谷和红海）的五项研究符合研究标准。
在埃及南部进行的五项研究中，平均和中位数粗患病率（CPR）分别为721.6/10万和655/10万。平均和中位数粗发病率（CIR）分别为187/10万和180.5/10万。按样本量加权的平均CPR为613/10万，按样本量加权的平均CIR为202/10万。
埃及脑卒中的发病率和患病率很高。埃及北部和首都开罗迫切需要更多基于人群的研究。
