Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality for Stroke in Douala, Cameroon

Table 2

Characteristic of patients.

Characteristic of patients	Number	Percentage (%)
Sex (male/female)	201/124	68.1/38.2
Age	58.66 ± 13.06	—
Known vascular risk factors at admission:
(i) High blood pressure	227	69.84
(ii) Alcohol consumption	92	28.3
(iii) Diabetes mellitus	67	20.61
(iv) Overweight/obesity	59	18.15
(v) Tobacco	52	16.0
(vi) Previous stroke	38	11.69
(vii) Cardioembolic disease	36	11.07
(viii) Dyslipidemia	29	8.9
(ix) HIV infection	10	3.07