subject: Risk factors of stroke disease: High blood pressure [print this page] Risk factors of stroke disease: High blood pressure
Studies in developing countries have suggested that high blood pressure is a major risk factor (Akbar and Mushtaq 1999; El Sayed et al 1999). The most common risk factor was hypertension concomitant with diabetes mellitus in 40.4 per cent of hospitalised patients and hypertension alone for 24.9 per cent (El Sayed et al 1999). Akbar and Mushtaq (1999) found that high blood pressure was present in 20 per cent of stroke survivors. However, there were no comparisons with a healthy group in these two studies, making it difficult to draw conclusions from them.
