| Variable |
Frequency (n) |
Percentage (%) |
| Symptoms on admission |
|
|
| Headache |
205 |
52.8 |
| Vertigo |
64 |
16.5 |
| Blurred vision |
39 |
10.1 |
| Dyspnea |
32 |
8.3 |
| Asthenia |
19 |
4.9 |
| Chest pain |
16 |
4.1 |
| Cough |
4 |
1 |
| Abdominal pains |
4 |
1 |
| Nausea/Vomiting |
4 |
1 |
| Classical cardiovascular risk factors |
|
|
| Hypertension |
118 |
30.5 |
| Diabetes |
85 |
21.9 |
| Tobacco use |
110 |
28.4 |
| Sedentarity |
151 |
38.9 |
| Dyslipidemia |
153 |
39.4 |
| Obesity |
164 |
42.3 |
| Alcoholism |
219 |
56.4 |
| Past medical history |
|
|
| Stroke |
358 |
92.2 |
| Hypertensive Emergency |
54 |
14 |
| Acute Coronary Syndrome |
37 |
9.5 |
| Acute Heart Failure |
6 |
1.6 |
| Co-morbidities |
|
|
| HIV infection |
49 |
12.6 |
| Chronic Kidney Disease (failure) |
18 |
4.6 |
| Pneumonia |
85 |
21.9 |
| Clinical findings on admission |
|
|
| Systolic BP > 140 mmHg |
356 |
91.8 |
| Diastolic BP >90 mmHg |
364 |
93.8 |
| Tachycardia |
385 |
99.2 |
| Polypnea |
388 |
100 |
| Dysarthria |
7 |
1.7 |
| Fever |
12 |
3 |
| Seizures |
23 |
6 |
| Altered consciousness |
130 |
33.5 |
| Paralysis/Paresia |
170 |
43.8 |