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. 2017 Dec 16;8(1):21–24. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2017.11.001

Table 2.

Risk factors versus type of stroke.

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.