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Table 8 Risk factors for stroke at multivariate analysis

From: Stroke in young adults, stroke types and risk factors: a case control study

 

Cases (stroke) N=51

Controls (N=51)

Adjusted odds ratiob

95% CI

P values

HIV serology

 Non−reactive

33 (64.7)

41 (80.4)

Reference

0.025

 Reactive

18 (35.3)

10 (19.6)

3.72 (1.18–11.75)

 

waist to hip ratioa

 Normal

37 (72.6)

48 (94.1)

Reference

 

 High

14 (27.5)

3 (5.9)

11.26 (1.64–77.24)

0.014

Hb electrophoresis

 AA

39 (76.5)

48 (94.1)

Reference

0.034

 SS

12 (23.5)

3 (5.9)

4.78 (1.12–20.37)

 

History of family diabetes

 Yes

4 (7.8)

8 (15.7)

Reference

0.047

 No

47 (92.2)

43 (84.3)

8.48 (1.03–70.11)

 

Religion

 Protestant

23 (45.1)

14 (27.5)

Reference

 

 Catholic

14 (27.5)

17 (33.3)

0.44 (0.13–1.51)

0.194

 Moslem

10 (19.6)

7 (13.7)

0.53 (0.13–2.23)

0.390

 Other

4 (7.8)

13 (25.5)

0.09 (0.01–0.56)

0.010

Status of fasting blood sugar

 Normal

44(88.0)

50(98.0)

Reference

 

 High

6(12.0)

1(2.0)

8.06(0.43–152.78)

0.164

  1. a High (male: > 0.95, female > 0.85); Normal (male: < 0.95, female < 0.85)
  2. b Obtained accounting for matching by age and sex using a conditional logistic regression
  3. Variables with p value < 0.2 included in multivariant analysis include fasting blood sugar, hypertension, family of diabetes mellitus, waist to hip ratio, leucocyte count, HIV serology, sickle cell disease and oral contraceptive use