Analysis of Burden of Stroke Disease in Urban and Rural Residents of Liaoning Province

Objective To assess ihe burden of stroke disease in urban and rural residents of Liaoning province. Methods The method of the Global Burden of Disease(GBD2000)study was used to calculate the Disability Adjusted Life Years(DALY)of stroke with the prevalence and mortality data of stroke in Liaoning.Results The DALYs lost of stroke in Lia- oning province were 17.2 per 1000 in 2003.significantly higher for males than females(20.2 vs 14.1)and in rural area than in urban area(18.8 vs 14.1).Conclusion The DALYs of stroke in Liaoning province is 1.6 times that of China estimated by GBD2000.