Why more younger Americans are having strokes

Why more younger Americans are having strokes

Why more younger Americans are having strokes

Stroke rates among Americans aged 20 to 54 nearly doubled over almost three decades, according to a study published in the journal Neurology. Researchers looking at the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region found annual strokes in that age group rose from about 34 cases per 100,000 people in 1993-94 to about 62 per 100,000 in 2020, driven mostly by ischemic strokes, while rates among older adults fell. The study points to high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, sedentary lifestyles and substance use appearing earlier in life, and experts say many of these risk factors can be treated or prevented.

Stroke rates among Americans aged 20 to 54 nearly doubled over almost three decades, according to a study published in the journal Neurology. Researchers looking at the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region found annual strokes in that age group rose from about 34 cases per 100,000 people in 1993-94 to about 62 per 100,000 in 2020, driven mostly by ischemic strokes, while rates among older adults fell. The study points to high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, sedentary lifestyles and substance use appearing earlier in life, and experts say many of these risk factors can be treated or prevented.

Stroke rates among Americans aged 20 to 54 nearly doubled over almost three decades, according to a study published in the journal Neurology. Researchers looking at the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region found annual strokes in that age group rose from about 34 cases per 100,000 people in 1993-94 to about 62 per 100,000 in 2020, driven mostly by ischemic strokes, while rates among older adults fell. The study points to high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, sedentary lifestyles and substance use appearing earlier in life, and experts say many of these risk factors can be treated or prevented.