Arterial hypertension, cerebrovascular diseases and dementia

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Table 1 Arterial hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors according to the ischemic stroke subtype in the Sagrat Cor Hospital of Barcelona Stroke Registry n (%)

Variable	Atherothrombotic (n = 770)	Lacunar (n = 733)	Cardioembolic (n = 763)	Undetermined etiology (n = 324)	Unusual cause (n = 114)
Hypertension	509 (66.1)^d	525 (71.6)^d	377 (49.4)^d	59 (18.2)^d	31 (27.2)^d
Atrial fibrillation	120 (15.6)^d	81 (11.1)^d	573 (75.1)^d	25 (7.7)^d	8 (7.0)^d
Diabetes mellitus	242 (31.4)^d	218 (29.7)^d	142 (18.6)^b	24 (7.4)^d	6 (5.3)^d
Hyperlipidemia	164 (21.3)^d	166 (22.6)^d	88 (11.5)^d	52 (16.0)^d	10 (8.8)
Previous cerebral infarction	164 (21.3)^a	117 (16.0)	146 (19.1)	31 (9.6)^d	10 (8.8)^b
Ischemic heart disease	150 (19.5)^a	104 (14.2)	163 (21.4)^d	14 (4.3)^d	4 (3.5)^d
Transient ischemic attack	116 (15.1)^b	80 (10.9)	73 (9.6)^a	37 (11.4)	11 (9.6)
Smoking (> 20 cigarettes/d)	87 (11.3)^a	86 (11.7)^d	28 (3.7)^d	41 (12.7)^d	18 (6.9)
COPD	74 (9.6)	61 (8.3)	62 (8.1)	20 (6.2)	6 (5.3)
Peripheral arterial disease	100 (13.0)^b	57 (7.8)	50 (6.6)	3 (0.9)^b	4 (3.5)^b
Valve heart disease	11 (1.4)^d	21 (2.9)^d	130 (17.0)^d	6 (1.9)^b	6 (5.3)
Congestive heart failure	43 (5.6)	24 (3.3)^b	72 (9.4)^d	8 (2.5)^b	1 (0.9)^a
Obesity	36 (4.7)	47 (6.4)^d	17 (2.2)^b	13 (4.0)	5 (4.4)
Oral anticoagulants	18 (2.3)^a	7 (1)^d	63 (8.3)^d	2 (0.6)^d	4 (3.5)
Alcohol abuse (> 80 g/d)	26 (3.4)^a	21 (2.9)	5 (0.7)^a	10 (3.1)	4 (3.5)
Chronic liver disease	17 (2.2)	15 (2.1)	15 (2.0)	10 (3.1)	0
Previous cerebral hemorrhage	9 (1.2)	9 (1.2)	7 (0.9)	6 (1.9)	1 (0.9)

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01,

^dP < 0.001. COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Citation: Arboix A. Arterial hypertension, cerebrovascular diseases and dementia. World J Hypertens 2011; 1(1): 7-9
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