Determining the effect of hypertension and diabetes following stroke in tertiary hospital, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia.

Authors

  • Rehana Basri Internal Medicine Department, College of medicine, Jouf University, sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.
  • Mubarak Alruwaili Internal Medicine Department, College of medicine, Jouf University, sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.
  • Raed AlRuwaili Internal Medicine Department, College of medicine, Jouf University, sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.
  • Bandar Abdulmohsen Altaleb King Abdulaziz Specialty Hospital, Sakaka, Aljouf.
  • Abdulrahman Bader A Almazyad King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh.
  • Fahad Hammad Alrayes Internal Medicine Department, College of medicine, Jouf University, sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.
  • Saqer Bulayhid Albulayhid Internal Medicine Department, College of medicine, Jouf University, sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.
  • Amer Abdulaziz Alharbi Internal Medicine Department, College of medicine, Jouf University, sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.
  • Abdullah Qasem Alruwaili Internal Medicine Department, College of medicine, Jouf University, sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.
  • Bader menwer Albilasi Internal Medicine Department, College of medicine, Jouf University, sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.
  • Rehab Ali Alanazi Internal Medicine Department, College of medicine, Jouf University, sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.
  • Hamasat Mansour Alsharari Internal Medicine Department, College of medicine, Jouf University, sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.
  • Anoud Naji Alruwaili Internal Medicine Department, College of medicine, Jouf University, sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v23i1.70714

Keywords:

Stroke; Diabetics; Hypertension; Risk factor; Saudi Arabia; Ischemic stroke; Hemorrhagic stroke; Ischemic heart diseases

Abstract

Background: Stroke is a common neurological disorder with a high prevalence. The aim of this study was to determine the risk factor, prevalence, and association of types of strokes among diabetes and hypertension patients.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in King Abdul Aziz, Qurayyat, Sakaka, and Tubarjal hospitals among stroke patients including both sexes within the age > 40 years. Type of stroke was identified by brain computed tomography scans or magnetic resonance imaging and risk factors for stroke and other details were noted on a checklist.

Results: Out of 226 stroke patients considered for the present study, in which 48% were males and 52% were females. All lived in the Aljouf region. Most of the patients had risk factors which included Hypertension 49 (21.68%), Diabetes Mellitus 44 (19.46%), Combined (Hypertension and diabetes) 111 (49.11%), and Hyperlipidemia 22 (9.75%). Stroke patients > 60 years of age group showed a higher prevalence of ischemic stroke (p=0.001). The combined risk factor group also showed more prevalence of ischemic stroke (49.11%).

Conclusion: Patient having both risk factor Hypertension and diabetes mellitus were major association with ischemic stroke. Majority of the patients with ischemic stroke age at onset > 60 year and irrespectively affected both males and females were equally.

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 23 No. 01 January’24 Page : 171-178

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2024-01-01

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Basri, R. ., Alruwaili, M. ., AlRuwaili, R. ., Altaleb, B. A. ., Almazyad, A. B. A., Alrayes, F. H. ., … Alruwaili, A. N. . (2024). Determining the effect of hypertension and diabetes following stroke in tertiary hospital, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 23(1), 171–178. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v23i1.70714

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Vol. 23 No. 1 (2024)

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Copyright (c) 2024 Rehana Basri, Mubarak Alruwaili, Raed AlRuwaili, Bandar Abdulmohsen Altaleb, Abdulrahman Bader A Almazyad, Fahad Hammad Alrayes, Saqer Bulayhid Albulayhid, Amer Abdulaziz Alharbi, Abdullah Qasem Alruwaili, Bader menwer Albilasi, Rehab Ali Alanazi, Hamasat Mansour Alsharari, Anoud Naji Alruwaili

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