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Table 2 Risk factors and prior medical history in patients with acute stroke and acute myocardial infarction

From: Risk factors and in-hospital outcomes in stroke and myocardial infarction patients

Risk factors

Percent of patients with a risk factor and

OR† (95% CI)

p*

 

acute stroke

acute myocardial infarction

  

Hypertension

69

58

1.62 (1.02–2.58)

0.043

Diabetes mellitus

29

25

1.22 (0.73–2.06)

0.494

Previous myocardial infarction

3

13

0.23 (0.10–0.55)

<0.001

Previous stroke

29

9

4.39 (2.06–9.66)

<0.001

Heart failure

18

31

0.50 (0.30–0.84)

0.006

Atrial fibrillation

16

10

1.65 (0.80–3.47)

0.193

  1. * p value for Yates corrected χ2 test. †OR (95% CI) = Odds Ratio (95% confidence interval for OR).