These stroke incidence data appear to reflect both positive and negative trends in stroke prevention and treatment over the last few decades, Koton said.
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On the plus side, increased use of statins and hypertension medications and a dramatic decline in smoking may largely explain the lower stroke rate among people over the age of 65, while the rise in obesity and diabetes in younger adults could explain the lack of progress in reducing stroke incidence in younger adults, Koton told MedPage Today.
"More younger adults are obese, and when obesity increases so does hypertension and diabetes," she said. "Hypertension is the main risk factor for stroke. I think this is a warning sign for us to take these risk factors as seriously in younger people as we do in older people."Yes - time for ALL ages to take stroke risk factors SERIOUSLY.
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Of course there is a rise in younger strokes. Look at the lifestyles ...x-box, computers, and junk foods galore. There is no encouragement from the parents to do anything but be stuck with eyes glued to a screen. The rise in before 50 heart attacks is also on the rise.
Amen! There's too much encouragement for a sedentary lifestyle.
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