Analyzing the Impact of Stroke in the Southeast Region of Brazil

Abstract

SUS hospitalization forms; for example, code I63, which was left out, corresponds to cerebral infarction. Population aging clearly increases the incidence and prevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases, such as stroke. 1 The article under analysis presents its results by age group. However, we are curious to see the behavior of the rates presented with adjustment for age, removing the effect of aging and thus verifying how the rates would be standardized by age. The analyzed article should be valued, as it studies databases with thousands of occurrences. It generates new information of significant importance for one of the leading causes of death and disability in the world today. The authors offer a clear, objective, and well-written discussion of the analysis of their findings. Finally, it contributes to the understanding of the occurrence, over the years, of cerebrovascular disease in the most populous Brazilian region