Sex differences in post-stroke cognitive decline: A population-based longitudinal study of nationally representative data

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 5; p. e0268249
• Main Authors: Bako, Abdulaziz T., Potter, Thomas, Tannous, Jonika, Pan, Alan P., Johnson, Carnayla, Baig, Eman, Downer, Brian, Vahidy, Farhaan S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 06.05.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Alzheimer's disease; Alzheimers disease; Biology and Life Sciences; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive ability; Confidence intervals; Dementia; Dementia disorders; Design of experiments; Diabetes; Disease prevention; Evaluation; Experimental design; Females; Gender aspects; Gender differences; Interviews; Longitudinal studies; Males; Medicine and Health Sciences; Memory; Population decline; Population studies; Population-based studies; Research and Analysis Methods; Retirement; Sex differences; Stroke; Trends; Variables; United States; United States > US

Sex differences in post-stroke cognitive decline have not been systematically evaluated in a nationally representative cohort. We use a quasi-experimental design to investigate sex differences in rate of post-stroke cognitive decline. Utilizing the event study design, we use the Health and Retiremen...