Hypertension as a Risk Factor: Is It Different in Ischemic Stroke and Acute Myocardial Infarction Comparative Cross-Sectional Study?

Table 2

Duration of hypertension in both myocardial infarction ischemic stroke groups.

	Not known as hypertensive	Up to 5 years	6–10	11–15	More than 16	Total
Myocardial infarction	7 (6%)	3 (2.7%)	57 (52%)	34 (31%)	9 (8%)	110
Ischemic stroke	16 (20%)	2 (2.4%)	41 (50.6%)	19 (23.4%)	3 (3.7%)	81
Total	23 (12%)	5 (2.6%)	98 (51%)	53 (27.7%)	12 (6.2%)	191
P value	Less than 0.0009	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.2