DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2022.v10i02.013

Pages: 222-227

Background: The role of serum uric acid (SUA) levels as an independent risk factor for vascular disease has been questioned for decades. Epidemiological evidence shows that greater SUA levels may predict an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events, such as Stroke. Hyperuricemia has long been linked to cardiovascular illness, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and kidney disease. Material and Methods: The study was conducted at Dhaka Medical College Hospital from July 2010 to December 2010. This study included one hundred first-time stroke patients, both male, and female (non-pregnant), who fulfill the inclusion criteria. It was a prospective observational study. A purposive sampling technique was used. Fifty-nine percent of the patients were male, and the rests were female. About 85% of them were Muslim. Result: The mean age of the patients was 62.3 years with an SD ± 9.078 years. Patients from the age group 51-60 years formed the main bulk, followed by 61-70 years group (36% and 33% respectively). The mean value of serum uric acid was found as 7.108 mg/dl (SD ± 2.292), which was clearly above the normal limit. The mean value of Random Blood Sugar was 7.45 mg/dl with SD ± 3.292 (n=86), and for Serum Creatinine, the mean and SD value were 0.898 and 0.2108, respectively, which are within the normal limit. Lipid profiles were checked in 93 patients. It was shown that the Cholesterol level was much higher than the normal value, but other parameters were somewhat normal and about half of the male respondents were hypertensive. The prevalence of hypertension in females was little more than their male counterparts. The study revealed that about 24% of all male stroke patients suffered from DM, whereas females were 17%. This difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion: Right-sided hemorrhagic CVD topped the tally in both sexes, followed by left-sided hemorrhagic CVD. The prevalence of Ischemic CVD was found to be a little lower. The present study ...........