Systematic Review of Ethnic Inequalities in Stroke Incidence Trends, 2015-2025

A 2015-2025 systematic review and meta-analysis of ethnic inequalities in stroke incidence across high-income countries. The dataset includes 26 publications from 22 studies, with a pooled incidence rate ratio for Black versus White populations in North America. It was authored by figshare admin karger and last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in stroke incidence disparities based on ethnicity mentioned in the description
• Conducting meta-analysis on pooled incidence rate ratios for specific population comparisons
• Investigating the role of socioeconomic status and cardiovascular risk factors in health inequalities
• Assessing methodological quality and risk of bias in observational studies on stroke incidence

Strengths

• Includes 26 publications from 22 studies across multiple high-income countries
• Reports a pooled incidence rate ratio of 1.62 for Black versus White populations in North America
• Assesses study bias using the ROBINS-E tool and follows PRISMA-2020 reporting guidelines

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The dataset is small at 69.3 KB, indicating limited scope

Provenance

Source

figshare admin karger

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies from MEDLINE, Embase, and Scopus.

Time Range

2015-2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 07:55:12; freshness should be verified

Geography

High-income countries globally, with specific focus on North America, UK, Australia, and New Zealand.