Variable | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
Symptoms on admission |
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|
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 |