Differences in Incidence of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction between Commercial-Industrial Areas and Agricultural-Fishery Areas in Okinawa

• Published in: Journal of the Japanese Association for Cerebro-cardiovascular Disease Control Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 188 - 195
• Main Authors: Murooka, Masako, Kinjo, Kunihiko, Kimura, Yorio, Shinzato, Yuzuru, Kawazoe, Nobuyuki, Takishita, Shuichi, Fukiyama, Koshiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: The Japanese Association for Cerebro-cardiovascular Disease Control 1993
• Subjects: Agricultural areas; Incidence; Industrial areas; Myocardial infarction; Okinawa; Stroke

All cases of stroke and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) occurring between April 1, 1988 to March 31, 1991 were registered for all residents of Okinawa prefecture. There were 4756 stroke and 1059 AMI cases during the period, for a crude annual incidence rate, per 100, 000 population aged 40 years o...