Table 2 Risk factors and stroke subtypes.
From: Clinical profile of adult stroke patients in Angola: a cross-sectional study
Risk factor | N 135 | Stroke subtype | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ischemic 99 | Hemorrhagic 36 | |||
Hypertension n (%) | 130 (96.3) | 97 (98.0) | 33 (91.7) | 0.118 |
Alcohol use n (%) | 91 (67.4) | 67 (67.7) | 24 (66.7) | 1.000 |
Diabetes n (%) | 40 (29.6) | 36 (36.4) | 4 (11.1) | 0.005* |
Smoking n (%) | 30 (22.2) | 28 (28.3) | 2 (5.6) | 0.009* |
Dyslipidemia n (%) | 28 (20.7) | 25 (25.3) | 3 (8.3) | 0.053 |
Obesity n (%) | 18 (13.3) | 14 (14.1) | 4 (11.1) | 0.780 |
Fibrillation n (%) | 10 (7.2) | 9 (9.1) | 1 (2.8) | 0.289 |
Heart failure n (%) | 5 (3.7) | 5 (5.1) | – | 0.324 |
