Age, Sex, and Racial Differences in Neuroimaging Use in Acute Stroke: A Population-Based Study

dc.contributor.authorVagal, A.
dc.contributor.authorSanelli, P.
dc.contributor.authorSucharew, H.
dc.contributor.authorAlwell, K. A.
dc.contributor.authorKhoury, J. C.
dc.contributor.authorKhatri, P.
dc.contributor.authorWoo, D.
dc.contributor.authorFlaherty, M.
dc.contributor.authorKissela, B. M.
dc.contributor.authorAdeoye, O.
dc.contributor.authorFerioli, S.
dc.contributor.authorDe Los Rios La Rosa, F.
dc.contributor.authorMartini, S.
dc.contributor.authorMackey, Jason
dc.contributor.authorKleindorfer, D.
dc.contributor.departmentNeurology, School of Medicineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-03T17:31:49Z
dc.date.available2018-05-03T17:31:49Z
dc.date.issued2017-10
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Limited information is available regarding differences in neuroimaging use for acute stroke work-up. Our objective was to assess whether race, sex, or age differences exist in neuroimaging use and whether these differences depend on the care center type in a population-based study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with stroke (ischemic and hemorrhagic) and transient ischemic attack were identified in a metropolitan, biracial population using the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study in 2005 and 2010. Multivariable regression was used to determine the odds of advanced imaging use (CT angiography/MR imaging/MR angiography) for race, sex, and age. RESULTS: In 2005 and 2010, there were 3471 and 3431 stroke/TIA events, respectively. If one adjusted for covariates, the odds of advanced imaging were higher for younger (55 years or younger) compared with older patients, blacks compared with whites, and patients presenting to an academic center and those seen by a stroke team or neurologist. The observed association between race and advanced imaging depended on age; in the older age group, blacks had higher odds of advanced imaging compared with whites (odds ratio, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.12–1.61; P < .01), and in the younger group, the association between race and advanced imaging was not statistically significant. Age by race interaction persisted in the academic center subgroup (P < .01), but not in the nonacademic center subgroup (P = .58). No significant association was found between sex and advanced imaging. CONCLUSIONS: Within a large, biracial stroke/TIA population, there is variation in the use of advanced neuroimaging by age and race, depending on the care center type.en_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.identifier.citationVagal, A., Sanelli, P., Sucharew, H., Alwell, K. A., Khoury, J. C., Khatri, P., … Kleindorfer, D. (2017). Age, Sex, and Racial Differences in Neuroimaging Use in Acute Stroke: A Population-Based Study. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 38(10), 1905–1910. https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5340en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/16023
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.3174/ajnr.A5340en_US
dc.relation.journalAmerican Journal of Neuroradiologyen_US
dc.rightsPublisher Policyen_US
dc.sourcePublisheren_US
dc.subjectacute strokeen_US
dc.subjectneuroimagingen_US
dc.subjectracial disparitiesen_US
dc.titleAge, Sex, and Racial Differences in Neuroimaging Use in Acute Stroke: A Population-Based Studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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