Difference in lipid levels; Among ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients at civil hospital Karachi

ABSTRACT

To determine the frequency of dyslipidemias in patients with stroke and to compare the lipid levels in ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients. An observational study. Medical wards of Civil Hospital Karachi. January 2010 to June 2011. A total of three hundred and fifty- five patients above the age of 18 years with clinical evidence of stroke. CT scan brain and fasting lipid levels were done in all patients. The lipid levels were compared between the ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients. Data was analyzed with SPSS version 16.0. Out of the 355 patients 161 [45.4%] had dyslipidemia. Among the dyslipidemic patients, there was not a statistically significant difference in serum cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL and HDL levels between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. [p- value > 0.05]. There is a high frequency of dyslipidemia in stroke patients. While comparing ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes there was not a significant difference between the various lipid fractions.