Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Aim: The aim of the study to evaluate the impact of dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia among stroke patients. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the Department of Medicine. During the study period, a total of 110 stroke patients were admitted out of them, 100 patients were participated in this cross-sectional study. Age, gender, and social status, past medical history (hypertension, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, ischemic heart disease, transient ischemic attack, and previous history of stroke), other risk factors (smoking, alcohol use, and obesity/BMI) and family history were obtained from all the patients. Results: Out of 110, 100 patients were participated in this cross-sectional study, giving a response rate of 90.91%. ¬the patients had a mean age of 66.9 years with 77% of them aged above 50 years, and 67% of them were males. Regarding the lipid profile and hyperglycemia, it was found that, 29 patients (29%) had LDL greater than 130 mg/ dl, 19 patients (19%) had cholesterol equal or greater than 200 mg/dl, 17(17%) patients had TAG equal or greater than 200 mg/dl, 61(61%) patients had low HDL (Table 4). 52 patients (52%) had HbA1c levels equal or greater than 6.5% and 54 patients (54%) had FBG equal or greater than 126 mg/dl. The mean and standard deviation of the main variables in this study are shown in Table 5. The mean age of the patients was 66.9 years; the main BMI was 33.3 kg/m2. The mean level of cholesterol, LDL, HDL and TAG were 163.7, 116.4, 42.7, and 135.1mg/dl respectively. The mean of the HbA1c was 7.2%, while the mean of FBG was 157mg/dl. Conclusion: Most of the patients with stroke had low HDL levels, high levels of FBG and HbA1c. Hypertension, DM, smoking and family history of HTN and DM are significant risk factors for the incidence of stroke.