A study on socio-clinical profile and associated risk factors of stroke patients admitted to neurology department of SCB medical college, Cuttack, Odisha

Abstract

Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are ragging reality of today’s world and have moved up the priority list of most countries worldwide including India. Objectives were to find out prevalence of different types of strokes among the patients admitted in neurology department of SCB medical college, to study socio-clinical profiles of admitted stroke patients and to find out associated risk factors with different types of strokes.Methods: Cross-sectional hospital-based study in neurology ward of SCB MCH, Cuttack, Odisha in 2019-20.Results: The mean age 60.93±12.8, males are more affected, 60-69 years were more affected, 76% were ischemic strokes, 85% cases weakness of limbs reported, hypertension, diabetes, alcoholism, smoking, dyslipidemia were major risk factors. Hypertension and smoking found to be highly significant in case of young stroke patients.Conclusions: Major modifiable risk factors were hypertension (63.3%) followed by alcohol intake 53.9%.

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“…The aim of the study was to find the prevalence of types of strokes among the patients admitted in the neurology department of SCB medical college, to assess demographic profiles of patients and to find out the associated risk factors of strokes. The risk factors were hypertension (63.3%), Diabetes mellitus 37%, and alcohol intake 53.9% [25] . In a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study on "Global, regional and national burden of stroke and its risk factors" showed that in 2019 12.2 million incidents of stroke, 101 million prevalent of stroke cases and 6.55 million death from stroke.…”