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. 2023 Mar 2;6(3):e231455. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.1455

Table 1. Stroke Burden in Chinese Adults Aged 40 Years or Over in 2020a.

Characteristics Participants, No. Prevalence Incidence per 100 000 person-years Mortality per 100 000 person-years
Events, No. Rate, % (95% CI) P value Events, No. Rate, % (95% CI) P value Events, No. Rate, % (95% CI) P value
Overall 676 394 22 974 2.6 (2.6-2.6) 4449 505.3 (488.5-522) 3141 343.4 (329.6-357.2)
Age group, y
40-49 143 463 701 0.5 (0.5-0.5) <.001 176 138.7 (119.5-158.0) <.001 32 31.3 (22.1-40.4) <.001
50-59 206 514 4138 2.2 (2.1-2.3) 686 344.8 (319.6-369.9) 130 70.0 (58.6-81.3)
60-69 189 757 9041 4.8 (4.7-4.9) 1251 666.1 (629.8-702.4) 392 214.8 (194.1-235.5)
70-79 107 571 7317 7.1 (7.0-7.3) 1384 1338.1 (1270.5-1405.7) 772 815.3 (762.4-868.2)
≥80 29 089 1777 6.0 (5.8-6.3) 952 2749.4 (2575.2-2923.7) 1815 5156.9 (4924.3-5389.5)
Sex
Male 281 272 11 302 2.9 (2.9-3.0) <.001 2275 568.8 (541.4-596.3) <.001 1636 368.5 (346.4-390.6) <.001
Female 395 122 11 672 2.3 (2.2-2.3) 2174 440.9 (420.4-461.4) 1505 318.1 (300.7-335.5)
Locality
Urban 350 824 12 477 2.7 (2.6-2.7) .02 2304 485.5 (462.8-508.3) <.001 1563 309.9 (291.7-328.1) <.001
Rural 325 570 10 497 2.5 (2.5-2.6) 2145 520.8 (496.3-545.2) 1578 369.7 (349.1-390.3)
Geographical regionsb
North 101 096 3747 3.2 (3.0-3.3) <.001 667 589.4 (542.5-636.3) <.001 553 485.1 (442.6-527.7) <.001
Northeast 57 672 2982 3.9 (3.7-4.0) 522 672.7 (606.4-739.0) 271 340.1 (292.9-387.3)
East 203 041 6470 2.4 (2.3-2.4) 1216 399.5 (372.4-426.5) 873 272.3 (249.9-294.6)
Central 127 778 4707 2.8 (2.7-2.9) 867 517.6 (478.7-556.6) 556 278.2 (249.6-306.8)
South 51 602 1226 1.8 (1.7-2.0) 323 522.9 (461.7-584.1) 243 368.8 (317.4-420.2)
Southwest 85 713 2035 2.0 (1.9-2.1) 582 587.1 (536.1-638.1) 486 508.8 (461.3-556.3)
Northwest 49 492 1807 2.6 (2.5-2.7) 272 376.1 (322.6-429.6) 159 216.9 (176.3-257.5)
Economic levelc
Undeveloped 73 608 2222 2.2 (2.1-2.3) <.001 505 446.5 (398.9-494.0) <.001 496 404.5 (359.3-449.7) <.001
Developing 129 157 4467 2.6 (2.5-2.7) 617 335.7 (304.3-367.0) 374 174.6 (152.0-197.2)
Developed 473 629 16 285 2.7 (2.6-2.7) 3327 559.7 (538.7-580.8) 2271 380.1 (362.8-397.5)
a

The results indicate the age-standardized rates and sex-standardized rates of China’s census population in 2010. Median age and 95% CI for participants was 59.0 (42.0-85.0).

b

Seven geographical regions of China included North China: Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia; Northeast China: Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang; East China: Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong; South China: Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan; Central China: Henan, Hubei, Hunan; Southwest China: Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet; Northwest China: Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang.

c

Please refer to the supplementary materials for the division of economic level of cities.