Research Article

Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Predictors of Disability in a Cohort of Jordanian Patients with the First Ischemic Stroke

Table 4

Prevalence () and percentage (%) of stroke risk factors for each stroke category. Abbreviations: Ischemic heart disease: IHD; atrial fibrillation: AF; heart failure: HF.

TOAST categoryHypertensionDiabetesIHDHyperlipidemiaSmokingAFHF

Large-artery atherosclerosis27 (87.09%)19 (61.29%)7 (22.58%)12 (38.7%)11 (35.48%)6 (19.35%)6 (19.35%)
Cardioembolism8 (80%)5 (50%)3 (30%)2 (20%)2 (20%)10 (100%)5 (50%)
Small-vessel occlusion60 (77.92%)50 (64.93%)25 (32.46%)31 (40.25%)17 (22.07%)2 (2.59%)7 (9.09%)
Other determined etiology4 (44.44%)3 (33.33%)3 (33.33%)3 (33.33%)2 (22.22%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Undetermined etiology13 (86.67%)9 (60%)4 (26.67%)5 (33.33%)3 (20%)2 (13.33%)2 (13.33%)