People belonging to the farthe most poor have 40% of additional risks to undergo a cerebral vascular accident than the richest quarter.
Le Monde with AFP
The frequency and severity of strokes (stroke) are higher in the poorest people, especially between 45 and 64, according to a Study published Wednesday 9 February by the Ministry of Health.
The frequency of occurrence of a stroke “among the people belonging to the most modest 25% is 40% higher than among those belonging to the 25st 25%”, highlights the Statistics Directorate (DREES) from ‘a data analysis from 2014 to 2017.
These disparities vary by age: lower before 45 years, it is among the 45-64 years that they are the most marked. In this age group, “the rate of occurrence is almost twice up to the most modest compared to the wealthiest”, before “fade at the Great Ages”, no difference being observed from 85 years old .
More important sequelae
The poorest, moreover, more sequelae from their stroke: belonging to the 25% of the most modest people increases the risk of 22% palsy that persists beyond twenty-four hours. Similarly for language disorders where the risk is increased by 11% in the poorest compared to people belonging to the 25st 25%.
These complications are “strongly correlated to the quality and speed of initial care”. However, the standard of living plays partly on access to the “most suitable services” at the hospital (neuro-vascular units): “The most modest people have 10% less likely to be welcomed in These units, “adds the DREES.
In all, 27% of patients die in the year following their stroke. Again, “it appears that a high standard of living is associated with a decrease of 11% of the risk of death to one year, notes the study of the DREES.