ReviewStroke2025
Socioeconomic Status and Stroke: A Review of the Latest Evidence on Inequalities and Their Drivers.
Review in Stroke, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of causal pathways of socioeconomic inequalities in stroke.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of non-invasive brain stimulation combined with motor imagery on upper limb motor function and activities of daily living in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurologyPooled it
- Social determinants of health and stroke care and outcomes: SEQUINS lecture 2025.Equity neuroscience · 2026Article
- Stroke risk in younger age groups is increasing and requires targeted prevention.PLoS medicine · 2026Article
- Environmental Exposures and Stroke Risk: Converging Pathways, Unequal Burdens, and Prevention Opportunities.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2026Review
- Sex-Specific Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Stroke Mortality.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Health-Related Digital Engagement and Incident Stroke Among Older Adults: Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in stroke risk factors and primary prevention: the South London Stroke Register cohort study 1995-2024.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Educational Disparities in the Impact of Suicidal Ideation on Long-Term Cardio-Cerebrovascular Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study.Psychiatry investigation · 2026Article
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- County-Level Contributors to Geographic Variation in Medicare Fee-for-Service Stroke Hospitalization Rates: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Temporal Trends and Drivers of Socioeconomic Inequalities in Stroke Care, Survival, and Long-Term Outcomes.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Prevention in stroke - Current state, present gaps and probable next steps.Neurological research and practice · 2026Review
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- Contribution of Life-Course Socioeconomic Position to Later-Life Brain Volumes in US Hispanic/Latino Adults.Neurology · 2026Article
- Sex and gender effects on incidence of migraine and stroke: a longitudinal observational study based on the german socio-economic panel.Biology of sex differences · 2026Observational
- Accessibility features in executive function apps and user performance post-stroke.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Current State of the Clinical Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Stroke: A Literature Review.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Social Factors Influencing Decision-Making in Intracerebral Haemorrhage: A Survey among Neurology Professionals.Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association of Neighbourhood Deprivation with Secondary Prevention Prescribing and All-Cause Mortality among Stroke Patients in Scotland: A Population-Based Study.Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Observational
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Abstract
The latest research on socioeconomic status (SES) and stroke continues to demonstrate that individuals with low SES are at a higher risk of stroke, receive lower-quality care, and experience poorer outcomes. Despite growing evidence on the impact of SES on stroke, gaps remain in understanding the underlying mechanisms and the influence of SES in different contexts, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This narrative review builds upon our previous reviews from 2006 to 2015, focusing on studies published since 2015 to update on the influence of SES on stroke. Reports from nationwide or population-based observational studies in the past decade have confirmed that these inequalities persist globally and have provided new evidence on their mechanisms. In high-income countries, inadequate control of cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and dyslipidemia) among lower socioeconomic groups has been found to explain much of the inequality in stroke risk. Exposure to particulate air pollution (both environmental and indoor from solid fuel cooking) synergizes with cardiovascular risk factors, especially hypertension, as major causes in low- and middle-income countries. Lower SES is persistently associated with disparities in care and increased poststroke disability and mortality. Lower SES also exacerbates other causes of health inequality among women, ethnic minorities, and migrants. Addressing stroke inequalities requires an interdisciplinary approach. Targeting cardiovascular risk factors, providing equitable quality of acute and rehabilitative stroke care, enacting legislative measures, and implementing societal changes remain leading global priorities.
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