Regional Deprivation, Stroke Incidence, and Stroke Care
Author(s) -
Armin Grau,
Sieghard Dienlin,
Dirk Bartig,
Werner Maier,
Florian Buggle,
Heiko Becher
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0149
Subject(s) - quartile , medicine , stroke (engine) , confidence interval , poisson regression , thrombolysis , logistic regression , social deprivation , demography , incidence (geometry) , emergency medicine , environmental health , population , mechanical engineering , sociology , myocardial infarction , engineering , economics , economic growth , physics , optics
Regional deprivation can increase the risk of illness and adversely affect care outcomes. In this study, we investigated for the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate whether spatial-structural disadvantages are associated with an increased frequency of ischemic stroke and with less favorable care outcomes.
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