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Poor people are at greater risk of stroke and its after-effects

French people in economically and socially vulnerable situations have a 40% higher risk of stroke than the most affluent.

Poor people are at greater risk of stroke and its after-effects

According to a study by the French Ministry of Health, the frequency of stroke among people in the lowest 25% of the population is 40% higher than among those in the highest 25%. And twice as high between the ages of 45 and 64. Belonging to the lowest 25% of the population increases the risk of paralysis persisting beyond 24 hours by 22%. For language disorders, the risk is increased by 11% among the most modest. Similarly, a high standard of living is associated with an 11% reduction in the risk of death at one year. The results of this study fully support the mission of the Bus du Coeur d'Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes, which will visit 20 towns in 2022 to offer cardiovascular risk screening to women in vulnerable situations.
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