Ischemic Strokes: Observations from a Hospital Based Stroke Registry in Bangladesh
Table 4
Distribution of covariates among stroke patients with young age.
Variable
≤45 yrs,
>45 yrs,
value
Systolic BP mean (SD)
143.3 (21.8)
144.5 (22.4)
0.67
Diastolic BP mean (SD)
88.7 (13.5)
84.2 (11.9)
<0.01
RBS mean (SD)
246.6 (104.0)
229.7 (93.7)
0.19
TOAST (%)
Large vessel
25 (34.7)
196 (32.3)
0.89
Small vessel
30 (41.7)
278 (45.8)
Cardioembolic
3 (4.2)
30 (4.9)
Unknown etiology
14 (19.4)
103 (17.0)
Stroke severity NIHSS
9.1 (5.4)
9.5 (5.5)
0.57
Risk factors
DM (RBS > 200)
54 (75.0)
452 (74.5)
0.92
HTN
51 (70.8)
453 (74.6)
0.49
Dyslipidemia
60 (92.3)
511 (93.1)
0.82
Smoking
14 (19.4)
96 (15.8)
0.43
Carotid stenosis > 70%
5 (38.5)
23 (14.6)
0.03
A-fib on ECG
1 (1.4)
7 (1.2)
0.86
Severe LV dysfunction
12 (22.6)
75 (16.3)
0.25
Investigations
MRI
18 (25.0)
122 (20.1)
0.33
Echocardiography
49 (77.8)
395 (79.2)
0.80
Carotid Doppler
51 (70.8)
446 (73.5)
0.63
Complications
Pneumonia
2 (2.8)
58 (9.6)
0.06
UTI
1 (1.4)
57 (9.4)
0.02
mRs at discharge
0–2
28 (38.9)
199 (32.8)
0.55
3–5
42 (58.3)
394 (64.9)
6
2 (2.8)
14 (2.3)
Hospital mean stay
7.2 (3.4)
7.9 (3.9)
0.19
Atrial fibrillation: A-fib, blood pressure: BP, diabetes mellitus: DM, electrocardiogram: ECG, hypertension: HTN, left ventricular: LV, magnetic resonance imaging: MRI, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale: NIHSS, random blood sugar: RBS, standard deviation: SD, and urinary tract infection: UTI.
