Stroke and risk factors among admitted patients to al- Gamhoria Hospital 2008

الملخص EN

Objective : The aim of this research was to study the frequency of stroke among patients admitted to AL Gamhouria teaching hospital in Aden, Yemen.

Methods : A retrospective study of all stroke patients admitted to AL Gamhouria teaching hospital in Aden over the period, January 2008 to 31 December 2008, was undertaken.

The results are presented in the form of simple frequency tables and the data were analyzed by SPSS version 13, to find age means, and Chi-square test.

Significance level of < 0.05 was used.

Results : In the period of the study, there were 121 first time strokes, of whom 71 (58.7 %) were males and 50 (41.3 %) were females.

Their age ranged between 21-90 years (Mean age 61.7 ±13.1 years).

The age group mostly affected by stroke was the 61-70 years (37.2 %).

Ischemic stroke constituted (76.9 %) and hemorrhagic (23.1 %).

Hypertension was the most common risk factor 57 (47.1 %) followed by undetermined factors 44 (36.4 %), Hypertension and diabetes 8 (6.6 %), diabetes mellitus 7 (5.8 %), and atrial fibrillation 5 (4.1 %).

The outcome of these patients was recorded after a week of presentation and it showed mortality in 23 (19 %).

Conclusion : in our study the main risk factors were hypertension and undetermined factors in our study.

Mortality rate in stroke is 19 %.

Therefore it is essential to detect and treat hypertension at its onset.

The other factors can be modified by proper health education.