Prevalence of Dyslipidemia in Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Single-Center Prospective Study From Pakistan.
| Autor: | Khan RSU; Internal Medicine, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore, PAK., Nawaz M; Internal Medicine, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore, PAK., Khan S; Internal Medicine, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, PAK., Raza HA; Internal Medicine, Primary Health Care Corporation, Gujranwala, PAK., Nazir T; Neurology, AINeuroCare Academy, Dallas, USA., Anwar MS; Neurology, AINeuroCare, Dallas, USA., Nadeem HMF; Pulmonary and Critical Care, District Headquarter Hospital, Lahore, PAK., Rehman ZU; Cardiology, Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore, PAK., Akram A; Internal Medicine, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore, PAK. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2022 Jun 12; Vol. 14 (6), pp. e25880. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 12 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.25880 |
| Abstrakt: | Background Stroke is a debilitating condition that adds morbidity to the patient and is an economic burden to society. Several modifiable risk factors can be identified and controlled, and dyslipidemia is one such under-diagnosed and least reported risk factor in Pakistan. We aimed to conduct this study to determine the frequency of dyslipidemia in ischemic stroke patients. Methodology We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study for seven months at Shalamar Hospital, Lahore, from November 2020 to May 2021. One hundred four patients were enrolled as per inclusion and exclusion criteria. After informed consent, a blood sample was taken from the patients and sent to a laboratory to determine dyslipidemia. Demographic details, history, and co-morbidities were also noted on a performa. All the collected data were analyzed in SPSS 20.0. Results The mean age was 53.09 ± 12.51 years. Of 104 patients, 60 (57.69%) were male, and 44 (42.31%) were females, with a male-to-female ratio of 1.4:1. The mean duration of disease in our study was 5.77 ± 3.33 hours. The mean BMI was 27.54 ± 3.03 kg/m2. In our study, the frequency of dyslipidemia in ischemic stroke patients was 39.42% (41 patients). Conclusion This study concluded that dyslipidemia in ischemic stroke patients is very high in the Pakistani population. This highlighted the need to control this modifiable risk factor in the population. Strategic measures, including pharmacological therapy and diet modification, should be adopted, and awareness about the disease burden, control, and importance should be spread. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2022, Khan et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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