Proportions of Stroke Subtypes Among Men and Women ≥40 Years of Age in an Urban Japanese City in 1992, 1997, and 2002

Abstract

Our study showed that hemorrhagic stroke represented a large proportion of all strokes, especially among women, and lacunar infarction was the most common subtype of ischemic stroke among both men and women in Yao City, which differed from findings in Western countries.