Open Access<p>Survival of Stroke Patients According to Hypertension Status in Northern Ethiopia: Seven Years Retrospective Cohort Study</p>
Author(s) -
Zenawi Hagos Gufue,
Naod Firdu Gizaw,
Wondimu Ayele,
Yared Mamushet Yifru,
Nigus Alemu Hailu,
Embaba Tekelaye Welesemayat,
Etsay Weldekidan Tsegay,
Abadi Hailay Atsbaha,
Hirut Teame
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vascular health and risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.892
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1178-2048
pISSN - 1176-6344
DOI - 10.2147/vhrm.s247667
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , proportional hazards model , hazard ratio , retrospective cohort study , survival analysis , cohort , cohort study , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , engineering
Globally, stroke appears as a major cause of preventable deaths and disabilities. In Ethiopia, the intra-hospital mortality of stroke is significant; however, epidemiologic data are scarce whether there is a difference in the overall survival time between hypertensive and non-hypertensive adult stroke patients admitted in specialized hospitals. This study was intended to determine the survival of stroke patients according to their hypertension status admitted in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northern Ethiopia from March 1, 2012, to February 28, 2019.