Table 3 Distribution of outcome of stroke patients according to the GCS after a week
From: Stress hyperglycemia and electrolytes disturbance in patients with acute cerebrovascular stroke
Variable | Good outcome (n = 58) | Moderate outcome (n = 8) | Poor outcome (n = 34) | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hemorrhagic (n = 50) | 23 (46%) | 4 (8%) | 23 (46%) | = 0.010 |
Ischemic (n = 50) | 35 (70%) | 4 (8%) | 11 (22%) | |
Stress hyperglycemia (n = 21) | 4 (19.1%) | 2 (9.5%) | 15 (71.4%) | < 0.001 |
Electrolytes disturbance (n = 47) | 14 (29.7%) | 2 (4.3%) | 31 (66%) | < 0.001 |
Hyponatremia (n = 36) | 10 (27.8%) | 2 (5.6%) | 24 (66.6%) | < 0.001 |
Hyperkalemia (n = 27) | 6 (22.2%) | 0 (0%) | 21 (77.8%) | = 0.002 |
Hypokalemia (n = 8) | 2 (25%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (75%) | = 0.002 |