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Anemia Is a Risk Factor for the Development of Ischemic Stroke and Post-Stroke Mortality

Jayoon Heo et al. J Clin Med. 2021.

Abstract

Background: anemia is known to be a risk factor for developing ischemic stroke in long-term follow-up studies, and it is also known to increase the risk of death in ischemic stroke patients. We aimed to determine the association of anemia with the risk of ischemic stroke and the risk of death after ischemic stroke.

Methods: The study included patients from National Health Insurance Service cohort, from January 2005 to December 2015. Anemia patients were defined as those with confirmed diagnostic codes and related medications in the sample cohort, and patients under the age of 18 were excluded. To perform a comparative analysis with the control group, twice as many patients were extracted by propensity score matching. The effects of anemia on the development of ischemic stroke were analyzed.

Results: A total of 58,699 patients were newly diagnosed with anemia during the study period. In anemia group, the rate of ischemic stroke occurring within 1 year was 0.550%, and the rate was 0.272% in the control group. The odds ratio of anemia related to ischemic stroke was 1.602 (95% confidence intervals (CI) 1.363-1.883). During the follow-up period, 175 out of 309 (56.6%) died in anemia group, and 130 out of 314 (41.4%) died in control group. The anemia group showed a higher risk of death than the control group (Hazard ratio 1.509, 95% CI 1.197-1.902).

Conclusion: Analysis of the nationwide health insurance data revealed that anemia is one of the risk factors for the development of ischemic stroke, and also an independent prognostic factor affecting post-stroke mortality.

Keywords: anemia; ischemic stroke; mortality.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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The flowchart of the study patients.

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Kaplan-Meier survival curve of the patients with ischemic stroke. Survival rate was lower in patients with anemia.

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