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Journal of Metabolic Syndrome

ISSN: 2167-0943

Open Access

Prevalence of Hyperglycemia in Acute Stroke Patients in Abakaliki Nigeria

Abstract

Chukwuemeka Okorie Eze*

Background: Hyperglycemia is common in patients with acute stroke, and it is increasingly considered as an independent risk factor for stroke and higher risk of mortality following stroke. Admission hyperglycemia in acute stroke patients could result from diabetes mellitus or stress hyperglycemia. There has not been any study to demonstrate the prevalence of admission hyperglycemia in acute stroke patients in Abakaliki, Nigeria. It is against this backdrop that we embarked on this study to determine the prevalence and pattern of admission hyperglycemia in acute stroke patients in a federal teaching hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria.

Method: This is a cross-sectional observational hospital based study undertaken at the Emergency unit of the Alex Ekwueme federal university teaching hospital Abakaliki, Nigeria from November 2021 to May 2022.

Results: Out of the 210 recruited for the study, 66 (31.4%) had admission hyperglycemia. Right hemispheric stroke was significantly associated with hyperglycemia.

Conclusion: Admission hyperglycemia is prevalent amongst acute stroke patients in Abakaliki, Nigeria and commonly associated with right hemispheric stroke.

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