Table 1 Socio-demographic and baseline characteristics according to stroke mechanism in French Guiana. India study-French Guiana
From: The epidemiology and management of stroke in French Guiana
Characteristics | All patients N = 298 | Ischemic stroke N = 234 [78.5%] | Intracerebral hemorrhage N = 64 [21.4%] |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | |||
Age | |||
< 50 | 60 (20.1) | 43 (18.3) | 17 (26.5) |
50–65 | 106 (35.5) | 86 (36.7) | 20 (31.2) |
65–80 | 96 (32.2) | 77 (32.9) | 19 (29.6) |
≥80 | 36 (12) | 28 (11.9) | 8 (12.5) |
Male gender | 190 (63.7) | 146 (62.3) | 44 (68.7) |
Preexisting conditions | |||
BMI± | |||
< 20 | 16 (5.3) | 11 (4.7) | 5 (7.8) |
20–25 | 82 (27.5) | 60 (25.6) | 22 (34.3) |
25–30 | 82 (27.5) | 68 (29) | 14 (21.8) |
> = 30 | 52 (17.4) | 41 (17.5) | 11 (17.1) |
Unknown | 66 (22.1) | 54 (23) | 12 (18.7) |
Hypertension± | 208 (70.2) | 164 (70.3) | 44 (69.8) |
Diabetes± | 74 (24.9) | 67 (28.7) | 7 (10.9) |
Hypercholesterolemia± | 50 (17) | 42 (18.1) | 8 (12.7) |
Chronic heart failure± | 16 (5.4) | 12 (5.1) | 4 (6.2) |
Alcohol ≥ 2 drinks/day± | 52 (17.9) | 35 (15.2) | 17 (27.8) |
Tobacco status± | |||
Current smoker | 64 (21.6) | 53 (22.7) | 11 (17.7) |
Previous smoker | 48 (16.2) | 37 (15.8) | 11 (17.7) |
Non smoker | 183 (62) | 143 (61.3) | 40 (64.5) |
Atrial fibrillation± | 19 (6.5) | 17 (7.4) | 2 (3.1) |
Prior medical history | |||
Prior transient ischemic attack | 33 (11) | 33 (14.1) | 0 |
Prior myocardial infarction | 8 (2.6) | 5 (2.1) | 3 (4.6) |
Prior angina pectoris | 9 (3) | 6 (2.5) | 3 (4.6) |
Prior history of lower limb arteriopathy | 13 (4.3) | 13 (5.5) | 0 |
Prior history of vascular surgery | 7 (2.3) | 7 (2.9) | 0 |
Prior history of angioplasty | 7 (2.3) | 6 (2.5) | 1 (1.5) |
Pre-morbid treatment | |||
Antiplatelet therapy | 41 (13.7) | 34 (14.5) | 7 (10.9) |
Anticoagulant therapy± | 19 (6.4) | 10 (4.3) | 9 (14) |
Antihypertensive drug± | 153 (51.6) | 120 (51.7) | 33 (51.5) |
Statin± | 38 (12.7) | 31 (13.3) | 7 (10.9) |
Oral antidiabetic drug± | 48 (16.2) | 44 (18.9) | 4 (6.2) |
Psychotropic drug± | 15 (5) | 9 (3.8) | 6 (9.3) |
Insulin± | 24 (8) | 21 (9) | 3 (4.6) |
Oral contraception ±(woman only) | 7 (6.4) | 7 (7.9) | 0 |
Substitution hormonotherapy ±(woman only) | 2 (1.9) | 0 | 2 (1.9) |
Ischaemic stroke classification (n = 234) | |||
Lacunar | 57 (24.3) | ||
Large-artery | 38 (16.2) | ||
Cardioembolism | 28 (11.9) | ||
Other | 111 (47.4) | ||
Admission NIHSS score± | |||
0–3 | 89 (31.4) | 75 (33.7) | 14 (22.9) |
4–9 | 97 (34.2) | 84 (37.8) | 13 (21.3) |
≥10 | 97 (34.2) | 63 (28.3) | 34 (55.7) |
mRS at discharge± | |||
0 | 40 (14.3) | 37 (17.1) | 3 (4.8) |
1–2 | 102 (36.6) | 88 (40.7) | 14 (22.5) |
3–4 | 96 (34.5) | 67 (31) | 29 (46.7) |