Systematic Review of Sex Differences in Ischemic Strokes Among Young Adults: Are Young Women Disproportionately at Risk?
Michelle H LeppertJames Francis BurkeLynda D LisabethTracy E MadsenDawn O KleindorferStefan SillauLee S SchwammStacie L DaughertyCathy J BradleyP Michael HoSharon N PoissonPublished in: Stroke (2022)
Overall, there were 44% more women ≤35 years with ischemic strokes than men. This gap narrows in young adults, 35 to 45 years, and there is conflicting evidence whether more men or women have ischemic strokes in the 35 to 45 age group.
Keyphrases
- young adults
- systematic review
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- ischemia reperfusion injury
- cerebral ischemia
- pregnancy outcomes
- middle aged
- meta analyses
- cervical cancer screening
- breast cancer risk
- childhood cancer
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- pregnant women
- oxidative stress
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- blood brain barrier
- brain injury
- skeletal muscle