Anthropometric evaluation in diabetic patients with ischemic stroke
Maurus Marques de Almeida Holanda1, Rosália Gouveia Filizola, Maria José de Carvalho Costa
1Hospital Universitário Lauro Wanderley, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil. maurus@zaitek.com.br
Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria
|April 20, 2006
Summary
Obesity and hypertension are highly prevalent in patients with acute ischemic stroke, regardless of diabetes status. Android obesity was common, but waist-hip ratio did not differ between diabetic and non-diabetic groups.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Cardiology
- Endocrinology
Background:
- Strokes are a leading cause of mortality and long-term disability.
- Key risk factors include age, gender, diabetes mellitus (DM), and hypertension.
- Obesity is an increasingly recognized contributor to cardiovascular events.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the prevalence of obesity and hypertension in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
- To compare anthropometric variables between type II diabetic and non-diabetic patients with acute ischemic stroke.
Main Methods:
- A comparative study involving 60 patients with acute ischemic stroke.
- Patients were divided into two groups: 34 non-diabetic and 26 type II diabetic subjects.
- Anthropometric variables, including waist-hip ratio (WHR), were assessed.
Main Results:
- Obesity and hypertension were highly prevalent in both diabetic and non-diabetic patient groups.
- Android type obesity was prevalent among the study population.
- No significant differences were observed in waist-hip ratio (WHR) or waist measurements between the groups.
Conclusions:
- High prevalence of obesity and hypertension in acute ischemic stroke patients.
- Android obesity is common in this population.
- Standard anthropometric measures like WHR may not differentiate risk in diabetic versus non-diabetic stroke patients.
