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Thirty-Year Changes in Stroke Demographics in the Saudi National Guard Community (1982–1992 and 2013–2024)

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  • Alahmari, Awadh M.

  • Alabdulwahed, Alwaleed

  • Almassoud, Abdulrhman

  • Alotaibi, Eman

  • Albakr, Maha

  • Alotaibi, Lena

  • Khatri, Ismail A.

  • May 5, 2026

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    Stroke incidence in the Saudi National Guard community decreased from 43.8 to 34.36 per 100,000 over three decades.

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    The mean age of stroke patients in the Modern Era was lower at 59.8 years compared to 63 years in the historical cohort.

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    Significant increases in risk factors were observed, with hypertension rising from 56.0% to 72.1% and diabetes from 42.0% to 64.1%.

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    All-cause mortality from stroke fell dramatically from 12.2% to 4.2% in the Modern Era.

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    The findings highlight a rising burden of metabolic risk factors, necessitating urgent primary prevention strategies.

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Thirty-Year Changes in Stroke Demographics in the Saudi National Guard Community (1982–1992 and 2013–2024)

  • by Alahmari, Awadh M., Alabdulwahed, Alwaleed , Almassoud, Abdulrhman , Alotaibi, Eman , Albakr, Maha , Alotaibi, Lena , Khatri, Ismail A.

  • May 5, 2026

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