Stroke Outcome and Determinants among Patients with and without Diabetes in a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana
Table 1
Diabetes status versus baseline demographic and clinical characteristics among stroke patients admitted at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
Had Diabetes
P-value
No(N/)
Yes(N/)
Gender
Male
142(64.25)
48(45.71)
Female
79(35.75)
57(54.29)
0.002
Mean Age (SD) years
57.63(0.99)
61.48(1.29)
0.018
PMHx Hypertension
Yes
155(70.14)
86(81.9)
0.0237
No
66(29.86)
19(18.1)
Swallowing test
Pass
161(72.85)
70(68.57)
0.472
Failed
60(27.15)
35(31.43)
Had speech abnormalities
No
112(50.68)
48(45.71)
0.40
Yes
109(49.32)
57(54.29)
Mean systolic BP (SD) mmHg
152.29(2.22)
156.74(3.43)
0.266
Mean diastolic BP (SD) mmHg
93.03(1.36)
91.47(2.30)
0.536
Temperature
Normal
48(21.72)
20(19.05)
0.683
Fever
173(78.28)
85(80.95)
Haemorrhagic Stroke
103(46.61)
29(27.62)
0.004
Ischaemic Stroke
108(48.87)
71(67.62)
Other
10(4.52)
5(4.76)
Pneumonia
Yes
59 (26.7)
26 (24.76)
0.710
No
162(73.3)
79 (75.24)
eGFR
>60ml/hr/1.73m2
163(78.52)
75(71.43)
0.758
<60ml/hr/1.73m2
58(21.48)
30(28.57)
Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)
5.48(0.11)
5.10(0.17)
0.065
LDLc (mmol/L)
3.55(0.10)
3.24(0.15)
0.094
HDLc (mmol/L)
1.60(0.14)
1.38(0.06)
0.149
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
1.97(0.53)
1.30(0.08)
0.208
Uric Acid (umol/L)
345.93(11.99)
345.78(15.24)
0.994
Random Blood Glucose (mmol/L)
6.84(0.15)
10.43(0.52)
<0.001
Fasting Plasma Glucose (mmol/L)
5.91(0.11)
8.29(0.30)
<0.001
BP: blood pressure, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, LDLc: low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and HDLc: high density lipoprotein cholesterol.
