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. 2017 Aug 2;9(8):e1536. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1536

Table 3. Gender comparison in comorbidities associated mortality in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) cocaine cohort.

Comorbidities and predictors of mortality Died P-value
Male Female
Cocaine use 0.2% 0.3% 0.160
Cardiomyopathy 11.9% 9.0% <0.001
Acute myocardial infarction 15.5% 13.7% <0.001
Atherosclerosis 36.0% 27.4% <0.001
Acute renal failure 40.7% 31.3% <0.001
Arrhythmia 0.2% 0.4% <0.001
Supraventricular Premature Beats 0.1% 0.2% <0.001
Sudden cardiac death 0.6% 0.3% <0.001
Cardiac and circulatory anomalies 2.2% 1.5% <0.001
Transient ischemic attacks 0.6% 0.5% <0.001
Tachycardia 1.9% 1.8% <0.001
Elevated BP without hypertension 0.1% 0.1% <0.001
Pneumothorax and pleurisy 12.3% 9.8% <0.001
Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia 0.1% 0.1% <0.001
Rhabdomyolysis 4.3% 3.0% <0.001
Elevated cholesterol and lipids 35.1% 35.3% <0.001
Meningitis 1.2% 0.7% <0.001
Migraine 0.6% 1.3% <0.001
Sickle cell disease 0.1% 0.2% <0.001
Oral contraceptive use 0.0% 0.1% 0.472
Viral infection 1.0% 0.6% <0.001
Heart valve disorder 11.3% 12.2% <0.001
Vasculitis 0.4% 0.6% <0.001
Connective tissue disorder 0.2% 1.1% 0.107
Aortic, peripheral arterial thromboembolism 1.6% 2.0% <0.001
Acute vascular insufficiency of intestine 0.9% 0.6% <0.001
Epilepsy 11.9% 12.2% <0.001
Family History Stroke (cerebrovascular) 0.6% 0.7% <0.001
Acute but ill-defined cerebrovascular disease 0.4% 0.4% <0.001
Drug induced headache 0.0% 0.0% 0.071