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27 October 2020: Clinical Research

Stroke Incidence in Survivors of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in South Korea: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study

Hyuk-Hoon Kim 1ABCE , Sangchun Choi 1ADEF* , Yoon Seok Jung 1CD , Young-Gi Min 1AC , Dukyong Yoon 2BC , Sung Eun Lee 1DF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.926116

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e926116

Table 2 Serial annual incidence rate of stroke types after carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.

Time after CO poisoningTotal stroke (I60–64)Ischemic stroke (I63)Hemorrhagic stroke (I60–62)Intracranial hemorrhage (I61)Subarachnoid hemorrhage (I60)
First yearObs. (Exp.)582 (29.89)494 (20.60)88 (8.80)59 (5.08)20 (3.03)
SIR (95% CI)19.47 (17.92–21.12)23.99 (21.92–26.20)10.05 (8.06–12.39)11.62 (8.84–14.99)6.60 (4.03–10.20)
First quarterObs. (Exp.)427 (7.47)371 (5.27)56 (2.34)40 (1.17)11 (0.88)
SIR (95% CI)57.14 (51.86–62.84)70.34 (63.37–77.88)23.89 (18.05–31.02)34.13 (24.38–46.47)12.51 (6.24–22.39)
Second quarterObs. (Exp.)72 (7.26)61 (5.14)11 (2.31)6 (1.15)3 (0.87)*
SIR (95% CI)9.92 (7.76–12.49)11.87 (9.08–15.25)4.77 (2.38–8.53)5.20 (1.90–11.32)3.46 (0.70–10.12)
Third quarterObs. (Exp.)42 (6.99)34 (4.95)8 (2.23)4 (1.1)* 4 (0.84)*
SIR (95% CI)6.00 (4.33–8.12)6.87 (4.76–9.60)3.59 (1.55–7.08)3.59 (0.97–9.19)4.78 (1.28–12.24)
Fourth quarterObs. (Exp.)41 (6.66)28 (4.72)13 (2.12)9 (1.06)3 (0.80)*
SIR (95% CI)6.15 (4.41–8.35)7.21 (4.99–10.07)6.12 (3.25–10.46)8.46 (3.86–16.07)3.75 (0.76–10.98)
Second yearObs. (Exp.)140 (24.82)107 (17.32)33 (7.46)19 (4.29)14 (2.57)
SIR (95% CI)5.64 (4.75–6.66)6.18 (5.06–7.47)4.42 (3.04–6.21)4.37 (2.62–6.85)5.59 (3.08–9.33)
Third yearObs. (Exp.)98 (20.07)79 (14.02)19 (6.06)16 (3.49)3 (2.09)*
SIR (95% CI)4.88 (3.96–5.95)5.63 (4.46–7.02)3.14 (1.89–4.90)4.52 (2.57–7.37)1.62 (0.37–4.48)
Fourth yearObs. (Exp.)82 (15.41)65 (10.78)17 (4.70)14 (2.69)2 (1.61)*
SIR (95% CI)5.32 (4.23–6.60)6.03 (4.65–7.69)3.64 (2.12–5.82)5.20 (2.84–8.73)1.24 (0.14–4.49)
Fifth yearObs. (Exp.)50 (10.85)40 (7.60)10 (3.30)3 (1.90)* 3 (1.14)*
SIR (95% CI)4.61 (3.42–6.07)5.26 (3.76–7.17)3.03 (1.45–5.57)1.31 (0.20–4.20)2.19 (0.35–7.02)
Sixth yearObs. (Exp.)26 (6.32)22 (4.43)4 (1.94)* 3 (1.12)* 1 (0.67)*
SIR (95% CI)4.11 (2.69–6.03)4.97 (3.11–7.52)2.07 (0.56–5.29)2.48 (0.45–7.54)1.50 (0.02–8.33)
Seventh yearObs. (Exp.)6 (2.63)6 (1.85)0 (0.81)0 (0.28)0 (0.47)
SIR (95% CI)2.28 (0.83–4.96)3.25 (1.19–7.07)
CO – carbon monoxide; Obs – observed; Exp – expected; SIR – standardized incidence rate; CI – confidence interval.
* Exact confidence interval calculated using mid- exact test.

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