Comparison of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke in the Medical Ward of Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study

Table 4

Predictors of hemorrhagic stroke.

Risk factors	Categories	IS = 204 (65.4%)		HS = 108 (34.6%)		AOR (95% CI)	-value
		No. of cases	%	No. of cases	%
DM	Yes	11	3.5	13	4.2	0.52 (0.21–1.26)	0.15
	No	193	61.9	95	30.4	1
AF	Yes	20	6.4	27	8.7	0.39 (0.19–0.81)	0.01
	No	184	59	81	26	1
SHD	Yes	18	5.8	21	6.7	0.44 (0.22–0.90)	0.02
	No	186	59.6	87	27.9	1
Family history of stroke	Yes	6	1.9	9	2.9	0.32 (0.11–0.97)	0.04
	No	198	63.5	99	31.7	1
HIV	Yes	7	2.2	10	3.2	0.44 (0.15–1.24)	0.12
	No	197	63.1	98	31.4	1
Headache/migraine	Yes	10	3.2	11	3.5	0.62 (0.23–1.62)	0.33
	No	194	62.2	97	31.1	1

AF: atrial fibrillation, AOR: adjusted odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, COR: crude odds ratio, DM: diabetes mellitus, HIV: human immunodeficiency virus, HS: hemorrhagic stroke, IS: ischemic stroke, and SHD: structural heart diseases; statistically significant risk factor for HS at value < 0.05.