Table 2.
Risk Factor | Ischaemic stroke (n = 46) n (%) |
Haemorrhagic stroke (n = 58) n (%) |
p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Hypertension | 21 (45.7) | 30 (51.7) | 0.001 |
Cardiac illness | 15 (32.6) | 6 (10.3) | <0.01 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 6 (13) | 5 (8.6) | 0.4 |
Previous history of stroke | 3 (6.5) | 3 (5.2) | 0.7 |
HIV | 1 (2.2) | 3 (5.2) | 0.48 |
Smoking | 2 (4.3) | 1 (1.7) | 0.42 |
TIA | 3 (6.5) | 0 | <0.05 |
Family history of stroke | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 0.25 |
HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.