Temporal Trends in Ischemic Stroke Rates by Ethnicity, Sex, and Age (2000–2017)

To compare 18-year (2000-2017) temporal trends in ischemic stroke rates by ethnicity, sex, and age.Data are from a population-based stroke surveillance study conducted in Nueces County, Texas, a geographically isolated, biethnic, urban community. Active (screening hospital admission logs, hospital wards, intensive care units) and passive (screening inpatient/emergency department discharge diagnosis codes) surveillance were used to identify cases...