Cerebrovascular Stroke among Senior Adult Population in Arar, KSA

Alanazi, Manar Huzaym A1, Alruwaili, Abeer Nahi K1, Alanazi,Shahad Mohammed S1, Alenezi , Fadih Nada M1, Alruwaili, Maha Nahi K1, Alaa Jameel A Ahmed1, Salma Abdalla Mohamed Ali Abdalla2, Sahar Sattam Alshammari3, Amal Mahmoud R Abdullah4, Ahmed Mahmoud R Abdullah1,; Abdullah4, Mahmoud R

Cerebrovascular Stroke among Senior Adult Population in Arar, KSA

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Alaa Jameel A Ahmed1, Salma Abdalla Mohamed Ali Abdalla2, Sahar Sattam Alshammari3, Amal Mahmoud R Abdullah4, Ahmed Mahmoud R Abdullah1, Alanazi, Manar Huzaym A1, Alruwaili, Abeer Nahi K1, Alanazi,Shahad Mohammed S1, Alenezi , Fadih Nada M1, Alruwaili, Maha Nahi K1 ¹
Mahmoud R Abdullah4 ²

¹ 1 Students, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, 2Internal Medicine Department Northen Border University, Arar, 3Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain,

² 4Internal Medicine Department King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research center, Riyadh, KSA

Abstract

Background: In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, stroke is a rapidly growing problem and a major cause of illness and death. This increasing incidence is due to the changing life style in the country and high prevalence of diabetes mellitus, obesity, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, all considered to be important. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and determinant factors of cerebrovascular stroke among Saudi senior adults (above 50 years) in Arar, KSA. Methods: The present study is a descriptive cross sectional survey conducted on a representative sample of elderly people in the Northern Province of Saudi Arabia. Results: The overall prevalence rate of first-time stroke or repeated cerebrovascular stroke observed in this study was 4.3%.Mean age (± SD) of the cases was 61±9.25 and 50% of cases were 70-79 years old. Males constituted 83.3% of the cases and 50.0% ex-smokers. Regarding the associated cardiovascular diseases, arrhythmias was found in all cases, hyperlipidemia in 83.3%, hypertension in 50% of the cases and myocardial infarction in 50%. The majority (66.7%) were diabetics, 33.3% were obese, 33.3% had renal insufficiency and 50% had hypothyroidism. Stroke was significantly related to old age, male sex, hyperlipidemia, ischemic heart diseases and smoking (P<0.05) while non-significantly related to hypertension, diabetes and Body Mass Index (kg/m2) status. Conclusion: In Arar, Northern Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of cerebrovascular stroke among senior adult population was 4.3%, which is relatively high. In addition, there is definite lack of published researches on stroke. However, such research is vitally essential to plan for appropriate management programs to be set up, effective implementation of primary prevention strategies and proper allocation of health resources in this area.

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