Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of Congolese patients admitted within 72 hours of the initial stroke event
| Characteristic | Frequency | P-value |
| Presenting symptom | 0.387 | |
| Coma | 26 (22.8%) | |
| Limb weakness | 69 (60.5%) | |
| Aphasia | 10 (8.8%) | |
| Agitation and behavioral disorders | 5 (4.4%) | |
| Associated diseases | - | |
| Hypertension | 87 (76.3%) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 67 (58.8%) | |
| Heart rhythm disorders | 12 (10.5%) | |
| Valvulopathy | 8 (7.0%) | |
| Ischemic heart disease | 13 (11.4%) | |
| Dyslipidemia | 81 (71.1%) | |
| Chronic alcoholism | 32 (28.1%) | |
| Active smoking | 7 (6.1%) | |
| Previous stroke episode | 11 (9.6%) | |
| Pupils | 0.033 | |
| Normal | 87 (76.3%) | - |
| Anisocoric | 14 (12.3%) | - |
| Bilateral myosis | 5 (4.4%) | - |
| Bilateral mydriasis | 8 (7.0%) | - |
| Hemiplegia | N=64 | 0.0473 |
| Left | 18 (28.2%) | - |
| Right | 46 (71.8%) | - |
| Hemiparesis | N=42 | 0.0217 |
| Left | 19 (45.2%) | - |
| Right | 23 (54.8%) | - |
| No motor deficit | 8 (7.0%) | 0.052 |