Diabetes mellitus and stroke: A clinical update

Table 2 Stroke patterns and risk factors in diabetes vs non-diabetes group¹

Investigators, stroke type	Stroke study population	Stroke patterns diabetes vs non-diabetes	Significant stroke risk factors in diabetes
Jørgensen et al[27], 1994, all strokes	233 diabetes	ICH 1% vs 9%	Hypertension
	902 non-diabetes	Infarct 60% vs 68%
Olsson et al[28], 1990, all strokes	121 diabetes	ICH 6% vs 9%	Heart failure, ischaemic heart disease
	584 non-diabetes	Infarct 59% vs 55%
Kiers et al[29], 1992, all strokes	27 diabetes	ICH 19% vs 21%	N/A
	100 non-diabetes	Infarct N/A
Weir et al[30], 1997, all strokes	61 diabetes	ICH 7% vs 14%	Hypertension, hyperglycaemia
	750 non-diabetes	Infarct N/A
Megherbi et al[31], 2003, all storkes	937 diabetes	ICH 8.5% vs 11.5%	Hypertension
	3544 non-diabetes	Infarct 78% vs 72%
Arboix et al[32], 2005, ischaemic strokes	393 diabetes	Infarct 76% vs 51%	Ischaemic heart disease, previous ischaemic stroke, dyslipidaemia
	1447 non-diabetes
Hankey et al[33], 2013, all strokes	9795 diabetes	ICH 10% Infarct 82%	Hypertension, previous ischaemic stroke, ischaemic heart disease, nephropathy, high LDL cholesterol

¹Prospective series reported in the literature. ICH: Intracerebral haemorrhage; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; N/A: Not available.