Risk Factors
Young-onset stroke in the UAE: A single-centre retrospective analysis of risk factors and outcomes
In 419 patients younger than 50 years treated at one UAE hospital, hypertension and diabetes were common, nearly half of ischemic strokes remained of undetermined cause, and in-hospital mortality was 12.68%.
Global Stroke Burden, 1990–2021 — GBD 2021: 84% of Stroke DALYs Trace to 23 Risk Factors, With Hypertension Still Dominant at 56.8%
GBD 2021 stroke burden across 204 countries: age-standardised incidence -21.8%, deaths -39.4%, DALYs -38.7% (1990-2021), but absolute counts up; 84.1% of stroke DALYs attributable to 23 risk factors (metabolic 68.8%, environmental 36.7%, behavioural 35.2%).