The attack rate of cerebrovascular events differs in the several areas of the country.

 

Look at the graphs and read the data for men and women.

 

Men

Attack rate of cerebrovascular events per 10,000 men aged 35-74 years is:

• Brianza: 21.5 for all events, 3.5 for fatal and 18.0 for non-fatal events
• Veneto: 23.2 for all events, 2.6 for fatal and 20.6 for non-fatal events
• Friuli: 23.7 for all events, 4.8 for fatal and 19.0 for non-fatal events
• Modena: 26.6 for all events, 3.7 for fatal and 23.0 for non-fatal events
• Florence: 26.6 for all events, 3.6 for fatal and 23.0 for non-fatal events
• Rome: 18.8 for all events, 4.1 for fatal and 14.7 for non-fatal events
• Naples: 25.4 for all events, 6.0 for fatal and 19.5 for non-fatal events
• Caltanissetta: 17.3 for all events, 6.1 for fatal and 11.2 for non-fatal events

 

Attack rate (per 10,000) of cerebrovascular events by geographical area.

Men aged 35-74 years

 

 

 

Women

Attack rate of cerebrovascular events per 10,000 women aged 35-74 years is:

• Brianza: 13.1 for all events, 2.3 for fatal and 10.8 for non-fatal events
• Veneto: 14.0 for all events, 1.6 for fatal and 12.4 for non-fatal events
• Friuli: 14.7 for all events, 3.0 for fatal and 11.7 for non-fatal events
• Modena: 17.8 for all events, 3.3 for fatal and 14.5 for non-fatal events
• Florence: 12.9 for all events, 2.4 for fatal and 10.5 for non-fatal events
• Rome: 12.3 for all events, 3.1 for fatal and 9.2 for non-fatal events
• Naples: 18.1 for all events, 5.3 for fatal and 12.8 for non-fatal events
• Caltanissetta: 12.9 for all events, 4.4 for fatal and 8.6 for non-fatal events.

Attack rate (per 10,000) of cerebrovascular events by geographical area.

Women aged 35-74 years

 

 

Data were collected within the Registro nazionale degli eventi coronarici e cerebrovascolari maggiori and refer to the two-year period 1998-1999.