Association between Ischemic Stroke and Iron-Deficiency Anemia: A Population-Based Study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 12; p. e82952
• Main Authors: Chang, Yen-Liang, Hung, Shih-Han, Ling, Wells, Lin, Herng-Ching, Li, Hsien-Chang, Chung, Shiu-Dong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 09.12.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Abuse; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Alcohol abuse; Alcoholic beverages; Ambulatory care; Analysis; Anemia; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - complications; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - epidemiology; Atrial fibrillation; Brain Ischemia - complications; Brain Ischemia - epidemiology; Brain research; Cardiovascular diseases; Coronary artery disease; Coronary heart disease; Databases, Factual; Diabetes mellitus; Drug abuse; Embolisms; Female; Fibrillation; Health insurance; Heart; Heart diseases; Heart failure; Hemorrhage; Hospitals; Humans; Hyperlipidemia; Hypertension; Indexing; Iron; Iron deficiency; Iron deficiency anemia; Ischemia; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Nutrient deficiency; Otolaryngology; Pediatrics; Population studies; Population-based studies; Regression analysis; Risk Factors; Sickle cell anemia; Sickle cell disease; Smoking; Socioeconomic Factors; Stroke; Studies; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - complications; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - epidemiology; Surgery; Taiwan - epidemiology; Thrombosis; Tobacco; Taiwan; United States > US

Very little is known about the relationship between non-sickle cell anemia and stroke. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) with stroke based on a nationwide coverage database in Taiwan. The case-control study subjects were obtained from the Taiwan...