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. 2019 Dec 30;19:349. doi: 10.1186/s12883-019-1558-1

Table 2.

Risk factors for ischemic stroke in Morocco according to selected studies (First part)

Studies Location Age (years) Sample size HBP (%) OR 95% CI Diabetes (%) OR 95% CI Dyslipidemia (%) OR 95% CI Cardiac diseases (%)/AF (%) OR 95% CI
MBAGUI, R., 2009 [29] Rabat 39 93 YIS 11,5 9,6 15,4
Abjaw, Z et al., 2009 [13] Marrakech 62,3 84 IS 40,4 25 8,3 14,2
Rhissassi et al., 2010 [34] Fes 65,5 342 IS
N A-Y AMESSAN., 2010 [15] Rabat 59,9 46 IS 51 30 7 25/15
Chraa, M., 2010 [30] Marrakech 352 IS 42,9 15,3 5,7 13,9
They TP et al., 2011 [40] Casablanca 49/46,2NS 91 ISC/182Cl 50,5/9,9**† 9,3 4,9-17,6 17,6/8,8*† 2,2 1,05-4,7
AZDAD, O., 2012 [33] Fes 66,3 1300 IS 40,3 21,5 3,4 10,5
RACHDI, L., 2012 [27] Meknes 63 40 ISTr 32 15 10 24/17
Bendriss, L et al., 2012 [17] Marrakech 60,8 110 IS 65,4 41,8 10 19,9/9
Chtaou, N., 2012 [25] Fes 60,6 50 IS 48 18 14 −/22
Saraya, T., 2013 [35] Rabat 66,7 242IS 56,2 38,4 13 18,9
Bourazza, A., 2013 [19] Rabat 1256IS
They TP et al., 2013 [41] Casablanca 49/46,2NS 91ISC/182Cl 50,5/9,9**Ω 17,6/8,8* Ω
Ibouajbane, M., 2014 [31] Meknes 36 40 YIS 12,5 7,5 0
Balar, K et al., 2014 [36] Casablanca 57 165 50,5 21,3 11
Chraa, M et al., 2014 [22] Marrakech 28,3 128 YIS 49,2 13,2 7,8
Diakite, B et al., 2014 [39] Casablanca 56,5 165
Allaoui, A et al., 2018 [43] Casablanca 36 25YIS 8 8
RACHDI., L et al., 2015 [28] Fes 66 439 IS 43 29 0 −/7
Belkouch et al., 2015 [16] Rabat 63 13 IS
Chraa, M., 2015 [21] Marrakech 61 665 IS 42,9 15,3 5,7 44,3
Diakite, B et al., 2015 [37] Casablanca 57 170 IS 50,6 22,9 9,4
Benkirane, N et al.,2015 [18] C and R 59,5 157 IS 59,9 31,2 61,8
Yonmadji, N., 2016 [32] Fes 64,9 1184 IS 39,4 30 5,8 9,6/2,5
Daouda et al., 2018 [24] Fes 67,3 46 IStr
Diakite, B et al., 2016 [38] Casablanca 57,1 175 IS 50,3 20,6 9,4
Chraa M et al., 2017 [20] Marrakech 61 442 IS 42,9 15,3 44,3/13,9
Hadi, A et al., 2018 [26] Marrakech 66,3 230 IS 61 41 9 28,9/9
Chtaou, N et al., 2016 [23] Fes 63 52 IS 31 12 8 27/17

AF Atrial fibrillation, IS Ischemic Stroke, ISC Ischemic stroke cases, Cl Controls, NS Not significant, YIS Young Ischemic Stroke, ISTr Ischemic stroke trombolysed, Ob Obesity, M Migraine, HBP High Blood Pressure, Casablanca and Rabat;* P-value< 0,05; **P-value< 0,001; : P-values obtained using Mantel–Haenszel chi-square exact test; Ω P value obtained using Fisher’s exact test, OR Odds ratio, CI confidence interval