Stroke Report
By: Jennifer Griggy
Updated: May 17, 2007
(Washington, D.C. ) The prevalence of strokes varies widely from state to state, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control.
The report "Prevalence of Stroke - United States 2005" has been published in CDC-¦s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
It provides the first data on the percentage of stroke survivors in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories.
The study analyzed state-specific data for adults 18 and older collected from the 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
Stroke prevalence ranged from a low of 1.5 percent in Connecticut to a high of 4.3 percent in Mississippi. Arkansass stroke prevalence is 3.0 percent, according to the study.
Strokes are the third leading cause of death in the United States.
A stroke occurs when either the blood supply to part of the brain is blocked or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, causing damage to a part of the brain.
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