Table 2.

Prevalence of comorbidities

Comorbidities	Cases	Controls	P
AHT	499 (51.8%)	100 (36%)	<0.001
Dyslipidemia	462 (48.3%)	88 (31.7%)	<0.001
Diabetes	377 (39.5%)	27 (9.7%)	<0.001
Obesity	337 (35.2%)	94 (33.8%)	0.666
Anemia	132 (13.6%)	4 (1.4%)	<0.001
Lung cancer	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0.346
Malnutrition	33 (3.4%)	0 (0%)	0.002
Osteoporosis	159 (16.6%)	10 (3.6%)	<0.001
Ischemic heart disease	121 (12.5%)	13 (4.7%)	0.000
Arrhythmia	153 (16.1%)	13 (4.7%)	<0.001
Heart failure	238 (24.7%)	4 (1.4%)	<0.001
ACVA	96 (10%)	8 (2.9%)	0.000
Peripheral vascular disease	157 (16.4%)	11 (4.1%)	<0.001

Notes: Data expressed in absolute numbers and percentages; Pearson Chi-squared test was used.

Abbreviations: ACVA, acute cerebrovascular accident; AHT, arterial hypertension.