Research Article
Stroke Outcome and Determinants among Patients with and without Diabetes in a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana
Table 2
Severity of neurological impairment and stroke outcome versus diabetes status.
| | | No Diabetes N() | Diabetes N() | p-value |
| | Baseline NIHSS | | | 0.22 | | Severe | 63(28.51) | 37 (35.24) | | | Not severe | 158 (71.49) | 68 (64.76) | |
| | mRS at 1 month | | | 0.09 | | Poor | 155 (70.14) | 83 (79.05) | | | Good | 66 (29.86) | 22 (20.95) |
| | mRS at 3 months | | | 0.09 | | Poor | 144 (65.16) | 79 (75.24) | | | Good | 77 (34.84) | 26 (24.76) | |
| | mRS at 6 months | | | 0.07 | | Poor | 137 (61.99) | 77(73.33) | | | Good | 84 (38.01) | 28(26.67) |
| | Mortality at 1 month (Total) | 35(15.8) | 22(20.95) | 0.26 | | Ischaemic stroke | 16(14.8) | 15(21.1) | 0.27 | | Haemorrhagic stroke | 18(17.6) | 6(20.0) | 0.69 |
| | Mortality at 3 months (Total) | 49(21.7) | 31(29.5) | 0.12 | | Ischaemic stroke | 21(19.44) | 22(31) | 0.08 | | Haemorrhagic stroke | 26(25.2) | 8(27.6) | 0.80 |
| | Mortality at 6 months (Total) | 55(26.9) | 36 (34.3) | 0.10 | | Ischaemic stroke | 25(23.1) | 27(38) | 0.03 | | Haemorrhagic stroke | 29(28.2) | 8(27.6) | 0.95 |
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