Prevalence of Stroke and Stroke-Related Disability in North Trøndelag County, Norway

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The purpose of this study was(1) to measure the period prevalence of stroke in a community-based sample of Norwegians; (2) to compare this to prevalences reported by others; and (3) to assess the magnitude of disability associated with stroke. The North Trøndelag Health Survey comprised 74,977 persons. Self-reported previous stroke as well as impaired functions were recorded. The crude prevalence of stroke was 18.5 per 1,000, and the prevalence standardized to the age and sex distribution of the European population was 9.6 per 1,000. The crude prevalences reported in the literature vary from 8.0 to 38.6 per 1,000, and the standardized prevalences from 4.5 to 11.3 per 1,000. Among the stroke patients, 87% regarded themselves as having some impaired functioning, 84% had no work (not even housework), and 24% were full-time residents in an institution. In all age groups, the stroke patients stated to be significantly more disabled, significantly less vocationally active, and significantly more often permanently institutionalized than respondents without stroke.

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