Ji Li

Trends and disparities in stroke mortality with diabetes as a contributing cause among U.S. adults, 1999–2023: a uniform-definition national analysis of long-term decline and a post-2014, pandemic-era increase

Diabetes mellitus is a major contributor to cerebrovascular risk and stroke-related mortality. Although U.S. cardiovascular mortality declined for decades, national estimates for stroke mortality among people with diabetes have been inconsistent, partly because of differences in case definition and in the handlin...