BMJ  2005;331 (20 August), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7514.0-b

Black people are more likely to survive a stroke than white people

Black people in south London with a first ever stroke are more likely to survive than white people, if they are aged > 65 years and have good mobility before the stroke. Wolfe and colleagues (p 431) assessed survival after stroke and the factors influencing survival in 2321 people with a first stroke from the south London stroke register. Black people had significantly better survival than white people (median 33.7 v 20.0 months), and the trend remained significant after adjustment for age and stratification for socioeconomic status and stroke subtype (hazard ratio 0.72, 95% confidence interval 0.61 to 0.87).

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