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Table 2 Risk factors of stroke subtypes among adult patients admitted to stroke unit of JUMC from March10–July 10, 2017

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Risk factors, clinical presentations and predictors of stroke among adult patients admitted to stroke unit of Jimma university medical center, south west Ethiopia: prospective observational study

Stroke risk factors

Total patients (n = 114)

Ischemic stroke (n = 59)

Hemorrhagic stroke (n = 55)

OR (P value)

Hypertension

New diagnosis

18 (20.5%)

7 (16.3%)

11 (24.4%)

1.00

Previous history

70 (79.5%)

36 (83.7%)

34 (75.6%)

0.345

Family history (n = 39)

Hypertension

21 (53.8%

12 (60.0%)

9 (47.4%)

0.584

Sudden death

15 (38.5%

7 (35.0%)

8 (42.1%)

0.675

Diabetes mellitus

10 (25.6%)

6 (30%)

4 (21.1%)

0.585

Ischemic heart disease

5 (12.8%)

2 (10%)

3 (15.8%)

0.595

Stroke

2 (5.1%)

2 (10%)

0 (0%)

0.999

Alcohol intake

Former drinker

22 (84.6%

10 (100%)

12 (75.0%)

1.00

Current alcohol use

4 (15.4%)

0 (0%)

4 (25.0%)

0.999

Smoking

Current smoker

10 (50.0%)

1 (16.7%)

9 (64.3%)

0.074

Former smoker

10 (50.0%)

5 (83.3%

5 (35.7%)

1.00

Heart failure

20 (17.2%)

16 (26.7%)

4 (7.1%)

0.009

Atrial fibrillation

19 (16.4%)

15 (25.0%)

4 (7.1%)

0.014

Overweight/central obesity

18 (15.5%)

13 (21.7%)

5 (8.9%)

0.066

Hematological disorders (n = 17)

Polycythemia

7 (41.2%)

5 (45.5%)

2 (33.3%)

0.407

Anemia

6 (35.3%)

4 (36.4%)

2 (33.3%)

0.459

Thrombocytopenia

5 (29.4%)

3 (27.3%)

2 (33.3%)

0.706

Thrombocytosis

1 (5.9%)

1 (9.1%)

0 (0%)

–

Diet (low fruit and vegetable)

15 (12.9%)

10 (16.7%)

5 (8.9%)

0.221

Coronary disease (CHD, IHD)

14 (12.1%)

11 (18.3%)

3 (5.4%)

0.043

Hypertensive heart disease (HHD)

13 (11.2%)

10 (16.7%)

3 (5.4%)

0.066

Physical inactivity/sedentary life

13 (11.2%)

9 (15.0%)

4 (7.1%)

0.189

Migraine or headache

12 (10.3%)

2 (3.3%)

10 (17.9%)

0.021

Psychosocial stress

10 (8.6%)

2 (3.3%)

8 (14.3%)

0.053

Traumatic brain /head injury

9 (7.8%)

2 (3.3%)

7 (12.5%)

0.085

Previous stroke

9 (7.8%)

8 (13.3%)

1 (1.9%)

0.048

Diabetes mellitus

Newly diagnosed

4 (50%

1 (25%)

3 (75%)

1.00

Previous history

4 (50%)

3 (75%)

1 (25%)

0.178

Contraceptive drug use

8 (6.9%)

5 (8.3%)

3 (5.4%)

0.530

Hyperlipidemia (all newly diagnosed)

6 (5.2%)

5 (8.3%)

1 (1.8%)

0.148

Infective meningitis (TB / bacterial meningitis)

5 (4.3%)

1 (1.7%)

4 (7.1%)

0.182

Oral anticoagulant

5 (4.3%)

5 (8.3%)

0 (0%)

0.999

Nephrotic syndrome (Chronic kidney diseases)

4 (3.4%)

3 (5.0%)

1 (1.8%)

0.364

Epilepsy/seizure

3 (2.6%)

2 (3.3%)

1 (1.8%)

0.527

Other Malignancy/ history of other cancer

3 (2.6%)

1 (1.7%)

2 (3.6%)

0.528

Preeclampsia-eclampsia

3 (2.6%)

2 (3.3%)

1 (1.8%)

0.605

Other cardiovascular diseases such as DCM

3 (2.6%

3 (5.0%)

0 (0%)

0.999

VTE (hypercoagulable state)

2 (1.7%)

1 (1.7%)

1 (1.8%)

0.961

Hyperuricemia

1 (0.9%)

1 (1.7%)

0 (0%)

–

Thyrotoxicosis

1 (0.9%)

1 (1.7%)

0 (0%)

–

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

1 (0.9%)

1 (1.7%)

0 (0%)

–

Valvular heart disease

1 (0.9%)

1 (1.7%)

0 (0%)

–

HIV

1(0.9%)

1 (1.7%

0 (0%)

–

Other comorbidities

3 (2.6%)

3 (5%)

0 (0%)

0.999

  1. CHD Coronary Heart Disease, DCM Dilated Cardiomyopathy, HIV Human Immune Virus, IHD Ischemic Heart Disease, OR Odds ratio, TB Tuberculosis, VTE Venous thromboembolism