Factors contributing to sex differences in functional outcomes and participation after stroke

Hoang T Phan¹, Christopher L Blizzard¹, Mathew J Reeves¹+26

• ¹From the Menzies Institute for Medical Research Tasmania (H.T.P., C.L.B., P.O., S.L.G.), University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia; Department of Health Management and Health Economics (H.T.P.), Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (M.J.R.), Michigan State University, East Lansing; Department of Medicine (A.G.T., D.A.C.), School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton; Florey Institute Neuroscience and Mental Health (D.A.C.), Heidelberg, University of Melbourne, Victoria; Faculty of Health and Medicine (J.S.), University of Newcastle; George Institute for Global Health (E.H., C.A.), University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Hellenic Cardiovascular Research Society (K.V.), Athens, Greece; National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences (P.P., R.K., V.F.), School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies, Auckland University of Technology; School of Psychology (S.B.-C.), University of Auckland, New Zealand; University of Burgundy (Y.B.), University Hospital of Dijon, France; Clinica Neurológica de Joinville (N.L.C.), Joinville Stroke Registry, University of Joinville Region, Brazil; Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences (A.C., S.S.), Neurological Institute, University of L'Aquila, Italy; Stroke Unit (N.C.), Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien, Corbeil-Essonnes; Stroke Unit (S.O.), University Hospital of Bordeaux, France; Stroke Prevention Research Unit (P.R.), Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK; UNIFAI (C.S., M.C., R.M.), Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Portugal; Department of Neurology (P.A.), Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Sweden; Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (J.K., R.V.), University of Tartu, Estonia; and Hospital Carlos Fernando Malzoni and Neurologic Center of Research and Rehabilitation (C.M.), Matão, SP, Brazil.+1