Prevalence of Stroke in Pyongchang County.
- Author:
Jong Ku PARK
1
;
Kyung Sook CHO
;
Chun Bae KIM
;
Jin Back KIM
;
Ha Ja SONG
;
Kee Ho PARK
;
Seong Gyu KO
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Occupational Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Prevalence;
Stroke;
Community;
Minnesota criteria
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Female;
Gangwon-do;
Humans;
Male;
Medical Records;
Minnesota;
Prevalence*;
Stroke*
- From:Korean Journal of Epidemiology
2001;23(1):69-79
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of stroke in Pyongchang county, Kangwon do. METHODS: The presumptive stroke patients of Pyongchang county were identified with a key-person method in October 2000. And then, medical records of these patients were reviewed by well-trained two students who major in the science of medical record. RESULTS: In the year 2000, there were 92 males and 68 females of self-diagnosed stroke. Of these, stroke patients based on physician's diagnosis were 102, and stroke patients based on CT/MRI findings or Minnesota criteria were 93. Prevalence rate of self-reported stroke, stroke based on physician's diagnosis, and stroke based on CT/MRI findings or Minnesota criteria were 0.33%, 0.29%, and 0.26% respectively. CONCLUSION: We conclude that verifying process of diagnosis is needed to estimate the prevalence of stroke in community.
