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A Reappraisal Of Stroke Mortality Trends In Brazil (1979 To 2009), Paulo A. Lotufo
A Reappraisal Of Stroke Mortality Trends In Brazil (1979 To 2009), Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Background: Brazil has the highest cerebrovascular death rate in the Western Hemisphere. We investigated temporal trends according to gender and stroke subtypes. Methods: We analysed mortality rates between 1979 and 2009 for different stroke subtypes. Data were stratified by sex and age (35–74 y). The annual percent change (APC) and significant changes in the trends were identified with joinpoint Poisson regression. The average annual percent change (AAPC) for 2005-09 was presented because that period had the best quality of information. Results: After excluding deaths due to stroke sequels, for men, the APCs (95% confidence intervals) were: 1979-84: 0.7 (-0.8 to …
Socioeconomic Status And Coronary Heart Disease Mortality In The City Of Sao Paulo, Brazil (1996 To 2007), Paulo A. Lotufo
Socioeconomic Status And Coronary Heart Disease Mortality In The City Of Sao Paulo, Brazil (1996 To 2007), Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
Cardiovascular And Cancer Mortality In Brazil, Paulo A. Lotufo
Cardiovascular And Cancer Mortality In Brazil, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Cancer are not surpassing Cardiovascular Diseases. Here you have an evaluation of mortality in Brazil. The debate was ignited by paper from IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) that forecasts cancer deaths surpassing heart diseases rates during de 2020’s. There is no dispute about the fact that - at least in the US and other countries - the decline of mortality deaths for heart diseases presenting a faster pace compared to cancer death rates. It is an epidemiological evidence that must be analyzed and some headline fueling hype as “heart diseases as an old agenda of public health and …
Higher Frequency Of Stroke Deaths On Monday And Saturday, Paulo A. Lotufo
Higher Frequency Of Stroke Deaths On Monday And Saturday, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
Social Inequalities And The Decline Of Stroke Mortality In The City Of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Paulo A. Lotufo
Social Inequalities And The Decline Of Stroke Mortality In The City Of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
Race, Gender And Stroke Subtypes Mortality In Sao Paulo, Brazil., Paulo A. Lotufo
Race, Gender And Stroke Subtypes Mortality In Sao Paulo, Brazil., Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Stroke mortality rates have a discrepant distribution according to socioeconomic variables as social exclusion in Brazil. Recently, data from race has been available from the official health statistics considering five categories: White, Mixed, Black, Asian and Native. We addressed in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, an analysis of cerebrovascular mortality according to race (excluding Asian and Native due to small number of events) and gender during 1999-2001 for people aged 30 to 79 years-old. For all cerebrovascular diseases, age-adjusted mortality rates (x 100,000) for men were higher for Black (150.2), intermediate for Mixed (124.2) and lower for White (104.5) …
Trends Of Stroke Subtypes Mortality In Sao Paulo, Brazil (1996-2003), Paulo A. Lotufo, Isabela M. Bensenor
Trends Of Stroke Subtypes Mortality In Sao Paulo, Brazil (1996-2003), Paulo A. Lotufo, Isabela M. Bensenor
Paulo A Lotufo
The decline of stroke mortality rates has been described in Brazil; however, there is no data about stroke subtypes. We described the changes of stroke mortality rates in the city of Sao Paulo (1996-2003) emphasizing intracerebral hemorrhage and cerebral infarction. We categorized mortality data by gender and 10-year age-strata from 30 to 79 years-old. For men, an annual reduction of all types of stroke (-3.9%), and of stroke subtypes as intracerebral hemorrhage (-3.0%) and cerebral infarction was observ e d (-2.7%) as well as, a decline of ill-defined stroke (-7.4%). For women, a decline was observed for all types of …
Stroke Mortality In Sao Paulo (1997-2003). A Description Using The Tenth Revision Of The International Classification Of Diseases, Paulo A. Lotufo
Stroke Mortality In Sao Paulo (1997-2003). A Description Using The Tenth Revision Of The International Classification Of Diseases, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Stroke mortality rates are higher in Brazil when compared to other countries. The city of Sao Paulo has a good system of mortality surveillance that allow us to describe the epidemiology of the stroke in the city. Our aim was to describe the stroke mortality pattern by gender and age characterizing the ischemic/hemorrhagic ratio. We categorized mortality data by gender and a 10-year age-strata from 30-39 years-old to 70-79 years-old. To avoid random variations, we calculated the mean of all deaths occurred during the period of 1997 to 2003. Mortality rates were calculated using the population from the Brazilian National …
Diabetes And All-Cause And Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Among Us Male Physicians, Paulo A. Lotufo, Joann E. Manson
Diabetes And All-Cause And Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Among Us Male Physicians, Paulo A. Lotufo, Joann E. Manson
Paulo A Lotufo
Background: While diabetes has long been associated
with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), the
magnitude of risk of diabetes-related CHD is uncertain.
Objective: To evaluate the impact of diabetes and prior
CHD on all-cause and CHD mortality.
Methods: In a prospective cohort study of 91 285 US
male physicians aged 40 to 84 years, participants were
divided into 4 groups: (1) a reference group of 82 247
men free of both diabetes and CHD (previous myocardial
infarction and/or angina) at baseline, (2) 2317 men
with a history of diabetes but not CHD, (3) 5906 men
with a history …
Alcohol Consumption And Risk Of Coronary Heart Disease By Diabetes Status, Paulo A. Lotufo
Alcohol Consumption And Risk Of Coronary Heart Disease By Diabetes Status, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Background—An inverse association between moderate alcohol consumption and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been observed in several epidemiological studies. To assess whether a similar association exists among diabetics, we examined the relation between light to moderate alcohol consumption and CHD in men with and without diabetes mellitus in a prospective cohort study. Methods and Results—A total of 87 938 US physicians (2790 with diagnosed diabetes mellitus) who were invited to participate in the Physicians’ Health Study and were free of myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer, or liver disease at baseline were followed for an average of 5.5 years for death with …
Winter And Cardiovascular Mortality, Paulo A. Lotufo
Winter And Cardiovascular Mortality, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Winter time and mortality due to heart failure in Sao Paulo, Brazil during the 1930's.
Premature Mortality From Heart Diseases In Brazil. A Comparison With Other Countries[Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Premature Mortality From Heart Diseases In Brazil. A Comparison With Other Countries[Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Chronic diseases have been the main cause of mortality in the Brazilian metropolitan areas since 1960. Circulatory diseases are the main causes of chronic diseases. The aim was to compare the heart disease related premature deaths in Brazil with other countries in 1984-87. Methods: We studied the deaths from the official mortality statistics from eight metropolitan areas with good assurance of information: Belém, Recife, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba, Porto Alegre. Death causes analyzed were coronary heart disease (410-414); and heart diseases [ischemic heart disease (410-414) plus heart failure (428) plus, hypertension (401-404)]. The population was …
Mortality From Asthma In State Of Sao Paulo (1970-92), Paulo A. Lotufo
Mortality From Asthma In State Of Sao Paulo (1970-92), Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.