Background and Purpose As a leading cause of disability and death in China, stroke as well
as its epidemiologic features have gained increasing attention. Prior studies, however, have …

Accurate and up-to-date provincial and regional-level stroke prevalence estimates are
important for research planning and targeted strategies for stroke prevention and …

Stroke imposes a substantial burden worldwide. With the rapid economic and lifestyle
transition in China, trends of the prevalence of stroke across different geographic regions in …

Although strokes are the leading cause of death and disability in many countries, China still
lacks long-term monitoring data on stroke incidence and risk factors. This study explored …

Background In China, there are 2.5 million new stroke cases each year and 7.5 million
stroke survivors. However, stroke incidence in some island populations is obviously lower …

Objective To evaluate effects attributable to age, time period and birth cohort, on stroke
mortality data from urban and rural regions in China between 1988 and 2013. Methods …

Background and Purpose—Although stroke in the young and middle aged accounts for 31%
of all strokes in China, the disease burden is unknown. We aimed to determine the secular …

Background and Purpose Stroke is a major cause of death in the People's Republic of China
(PRC), and the geographic distribution of stroke death varies substantially. We conducted an …

Objective Although stroke mortality has remained stable over the past decade, the long-term
trends of stroke burden are scarce in China, especially in low-income populations. Thus, we …

We aimed to investigate the prevalence of stroke and related vascular risk factors in adult
population aged 40 years and older in China. We conducted a prospective cross-sectional …