title: Study of different risk factor profiles in stroke patients in Alexandria.
abstract: The study included 94 stroke cases. They were admitted at the Internal Medicine Department between October 1994 and March 1995. For each case studied, an attempt was made to obtain, from the same hospital, age and sex matched control patient. The aims of this work are to identify different stroke risk factors and to measure the strength of association of the different risk factors and stroke. Results of this work revealed that hypertension, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart diseases, arrythmias possible symptoms of transient ischemic attacks and android type of fat distribution are major risk factors of stroke in Alexandria. This necessitates initiation and continuation of stroke control program in Alexandria.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Department and Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: El Zeiny
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Abd el Rehim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000150:complications; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000150:complications; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio