Mortalidade por doença cerebrovascular em Juiz de Fora, 1979-1995

Este trabalho analisa a tendencia temporal da mortalidade por doenca cerebrovascular em Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, de 1979 a 1995. Foram calculados os coeficientes padronizados por idade a partir dos dados do Sistema de Informacoes sobre Mortalidade (SIM) do Ministerio da Saude e dos Censos de 1980 e 1991 do IBGE. Realizou- se a regressao linear simples, sendo a significância estatistica testada pelo t de Student. Houve queda significativa nos coeficientes, tanto nos homens (p This study evaluated the trend of cerebrovascular disease mortality rates in Juiz de Fora (Minas Gerais, Brazil) from 1979 to 1995. Population figures and data on deaths from cerebrovascular disease were used to calculate specific mortality rates by sex and age. The deaths from cerebrovascular disease were taken from the national mortality surveillance system. The population data were taken from the censuses of 1980 and 1991. The linear regression was calculated and analyzed by Student's t test. There was a decrease in cerebrovascular disease mortality rates for men (p