Increased Hospitalizations for Ischemic Stroke with Comorbid Diabetes and Residential Proximity to Sources of Organic Pollutants: A 12-Year Population-Based Study | Zendy

Alexander V. Sergeev | Zendy; David O. Carpenter | Zendy

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Increased Hospitalizations for Ischemic Stroke with Comorbid Diabetes and Residential Proximity to Sources of Organic Pollutants: A 12-Year Population-Based Study

Author(s) -

Alexander V. Sergeev,

David O. Carpenter

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

neuroepidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217

H-Index - 87

eISSN - 1423-0208

pISSN - 0251-5350

DOI - 10.1159/000316874

Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , poisson regression , diabetes mellitus , relative risk , stroke (engine) , population , risk factor , demography , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , environmental health , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , sociology , engineering

Evidence is emerging that exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POP) is a risk factor for atherosclerosis-related diseases and for diabetes mellitus (DM). We hypothesized that residential proximity to sources of POP will be associated with an increase in hospitalization rates for ischemic stroke (IS) with comorbid DM (IS-DM).

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