title: [Gender and stroke in Brazzaville].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The relationship between gender and cerebrovascular disease is controversial. The aim of our study was to evaluate the relationship between gender and vascular risk factors, biological variables and the severity of the neurological deficit in stroke.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional study, conducted from March to August 2011 in the department of neurology of the university hospital of Brazzaville which included all patients hospitalized for confirmed stroke. The study variables were: age, sex, vascular risk factors, NIHSS scores and Glasgow, blood pressure, and the biological exams and complications. Statistical analysis was performed on SPSS12.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty patients were included. The mean age was 62.7 ± 11.2 years, with 58.8% of men. Alcohol intake and smoking were more frequent in men than women respectively P=0.005 and P=0.032. Psychosocial stress was more often declared by women than men (P=0.042). However there was no significant difference in biological variables, the severity of stroke and the occurrence of complications
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study suggests that in the Congolese context, gender does not influence significantly most parameters during stroke, but men consume more alcohol and women are exposed to psychosocial stress.
authors.affiliation: Service de neurologie, CHU de Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo; Département de médecine, faculté des sciences de la santé de Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo. Electronic address: doc_ossou@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ossou-Nguiet
authors.affiliation: Département de médecine, faculté des sciences de la santé de Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo; Service des urgences, CHU de Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Gombet
authors.affiliation: Service de néphrologie, CHU de Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ossil Ampion
authors.affiliation: Service de réanimation polyvalente, CHU de Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Otiobanda
authors.affiliation: Service de neurologie, CHU de Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Obondzo-Aloba
authors.affiliation: Service de neurologie, CHU de Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo; Département de médecine, faculté des sciences de la santé de Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bandzouzi-Ndamba
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D003223:Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016019:Survival Analysis
keywords: AVC; Brazzaville; Gender; Genre; Stroke