Risk Factors for Hemorrhagic Stroke among Adults in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Hospital-Based Study in a Limited Resource Setting

Table 4

Comparison of mean values of laboratory investigation data of patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.

Variable	Total ()	Ischemic stroke ()	Hemorrhagic stroke ()	value
Creatinine (mg/dL),				0.533
Urea (mg/dL),				0.586
Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL),				0.131
Uric acid (mg/dL),				0.435
Total cholesterol (mg/dL),				0.842
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL),				0.969
Triglycerides (mg/dL),				0.771
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL),				0.566

Student’s -test. HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low density lipoprotein; SD: standard deviation.