METABOLIC SYNDROME AMONG STROKE PATIENTS IN DUHOK/ KURDISTAN/ IRAQ

MOHAMMED AZIZ SULAIMAN

MOHAMMED AZIZ SULAIMAN * Lecture, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Keywords: Metabolic syndrome, cerebral stroke, risk factors, Azadi Teaching Hospital

Abstract

https://doi.org/10.31386/dmj.uod.18.12.2.9

Background: The metabolic syndrome is a highly prevalent disorder of various vascular risk factors including obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hyper lipidaemia. The disorder has been well associated with cerebral stroke and heart disease. Since a former study of risk factors among hospitalized stroke patients had been done in Duhok, this study has been designed to assess the presence of metabolic syndrome among those stroke victims.

Patients and Methods: The study reassessed a previous case series study comprising 950 patients who presented with stroke and were admitted to the Neurology Ward at Azadi Teaching Hospital/Duhok, between January 2014-December 2014. Only 392 patients(41.3%) were found to satisfy the criteria of metabolic syndrome and therefore included in this study; they came from Duhok City and many other cities and towns around including Nineveh Governorate. A suitable format sheet had been designed to document data from the relevant records. Data were analyzed using one sample z test of proportion and Chi square test. A p ≤ 0.05 was considered significant.

Results: Out of the studied 950 patients, only 392patients; 254females (64.8%) and 138males(35.2%)were found to have at least three or more risk factors of the Metabolic Syndrome. Ages for males and females ranged from 26-98years, (65.1±12.9) and35-105(64.5±12.1) respectively. The patients were multiethnic and the most frequent risk factors, in a decreasing frequency, were obesity/overweight 373 (95.2%), hypertension323 (82.4%), diabetes mellitus273 (69.6%), and hyperlipidaemia200 (51%).The majority of cases were of the ischemic type, 337 (86%).

Conclusions: In reference to the general population, the prevalence of MetS among Cerebral Stroke sufferers is high especially among females with relatively high prevalence of ischemic strokes in both genders.

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