From: Post-stroke dysphagia: frequency, risk factors, and topographic representation: hospital-based study
Total number of cases (70 cases), N (percent) | Patients with dysphagia (41cases), N (percent) | Patients without dysphagia (29 cases), N (percent) | P value (Chi-square) | |
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Hypertension (HTN) | 46 (65.7%) | 27 (65.9%) | 19 (65.5%) | 0.977 |
Diabetes mellitus (DM) | 23 (2.9%) | 13 (31.8%) | 10 (34.4%) | 0.808 |
Smoking | 10 (14.3%) | 4 (9.8%) | 6 (20.7%) | 0.198 |
Obesity | 16 (22.9%) | 10 (31.7%) | 6 (10.3%) | 0.716 |
Dyslipidemia | 12 (17.1%) | 9 (21.9%) | 3 (10.3%) | 0.204 |
Substance abuse | 13 (18.6%) | 8 (19.5%) | 5 (17.2%) | 0.810 |
Ischemic heart disease (IHD) | 3 (4.2%) | 1 (2.4%) | 2 (6.9%) | 0.397 |
Hyperuricemia | 5 (7.1%) | 2 (4.9%) | 3 (10.3%) | 0.382 |
Atrial fibrillation (AF) | 1 (1.4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.4%) | 0.422 |