Abstract 13921: Substance Use Disorders and Prevalence of Stroke Amongst the US Population

• Published in: Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2022-11, Vol.146 (Suppl_1), p.A13921-A13921
• Main Authors: Patel, Urvish, Tavrawala, Dr.Krishna, Mohammad, Zeeshan, Krishnakumar, Anjali N, Varghese, Anitta, Ashwini, Maria Sneha, Prabhu, Tanvi R, Patil, Sushmita, Shrivastav, Tanvi Yogesh, kumar, sushil, Tarimci, Baris, Chelikam, Nikhila, Shah, Shamik
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0009-7322; 1524-4539
• DOI: 10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.13921

IntroductionGlobally, stroke is one of the top five leading causes of death. Although it was being mostly reported in the elderly population, recently a significant number of young adults are being diagnosed with stroke. The increasing prevalence of comorbidities like diabetes, & hypertension, along with a rise in substance use disorders (SUDs) could be attributed to increased stroke diagnosis among young adults. Aims & ObjectivesThe aims of the study include an evaluation of the prevalence of stroke in the US population & prevalence of SUDs amongst patients with a history of Stroke. MethodsOur population was obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2013 to 2018. We identified respondents who were diagnosed with stroke & SUDs based on the questionnaire. We performed univariate analysis using chi-square & Mann-Whitney tests using SAS software (Version 9.4). A p-value of $100,000).(p