Skip to main content

Table 5 Distribution of atherosclerotic ischemic stroke risk factors among people in the south of Egypt in comparison to different regions

From: Frequency and risk factors of carotid artery disease among ischemic stroke patients in the south Egypt: hospital-based study

 

DM

Hypertension

Dyslipidemia

Smoking

Our study

75.4%

83%

68.4

71.9%

Cairo [18]

38%

76%

62%

50%

Assiut [3, 26]

38.6%

66%

  

North of Egypt (%) [12]

27.6%

38%

  

Pakistan [20]

37%

59%

 

24%

Caucasians [25]

28%

72%

19%

56%

Hispanics [25]

50%

70%

15%

 

Asians [25]

37%

75%

9%

 

African Americans [25]

31%

97%

16%

59%