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Women were 1% more likely to die within 39 year of their first stroke. According to a new study published in the Journal of Women's Health, the difference between the sexes is explained by older age and more severe strokes in women.
Among women and men who experienced a stroke for the first time, women were about 7 years older. In addition, 9,3% fewer women were able to walk independently at hospital admission, indicating a more severe stroke.
Among those who died from any cause, men had more deaths from cancer (12% vs. 6% of women) and coronary heart disease (8% vs. 6% of women), while women had more deaths related to stroke (50% vs. 41% of men. ) or other cardiovascular disease (16% vs. 13% of men), say Dominic Cadillac, PhD, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, and co-authors.
"Cadilhac and his colleagues showed that women's risk of stroke-related death is 65% higher. "Women are not only more likely to be older at their first stroke and have a greater stroke severity, but they are also less likely to receive aspirin for secondary stroke prevention," says Susan G. Kornstein.
