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Akhtar N, Kamran S, Singh R, Malik RA, Deleu D, Bourke PJ, Joseph S, Santos MD, Morgan DM, Wadiwala FM, Francis R, Babu BM, George P, Ibrahim R, Garcia-Bermejo P, Shuaib A. The Impact of Diabetes on Outcomes After Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Observational Study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2018; 28:619-626. [PMID: 30545720 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2018.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Stroke in diabetics may delay recovery and increases the risk of early recurrence of stroke. We compared the outcomes of patients (with and without diabetes) admitted with an acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in the state of Qatar. PATIENTS AND METHODS We prospectively compared the clinical presentation, complications, discharge outcome, and stroke recurrence at 90 days in patients with and without diabetes. RESULTS Five thousand two hundred twenty-eight stroke patients were admitted between January 2014 and December 2017. Two thousand nine hundred sixty-one had confirmed AIS, 1695 (57.2%) had diabetes, 429 (14.5%) had prediabetes and 873 (29.5%) had no diabetes. Comparing diabetic patients to prediabetic and nondiabetics, they were significantly older (58.5 ± 11.9 versus 54.0 ± 12.9 versus 49.5 ± 13.8, P = .0001), had higher rates of hypertension (80.8% versus 67.4% versus 59.2%), previous stroke (18.0% versus 5.4% versus 6.2%), and coronary artery disease (12.9% versus 5.6% versus 5.0%; P = .001 for all). The percentage of patients with modified Rankin scale 3-6 at discharge (39.7% versus 32.6% versus 30.2%; P = .0001) and 90 days (26.7% versus 18.8% versus 21.4%, P = .001); 90-day mortality (6.2% versus 2.2% versus 5.2%; P = .03) and stroke recurrence (4.2% versus .7% versus 2.2%; P = .005) was significantly higher in diabetic patients. CONCLUSIONS Patients with diabetes and AIS have more in-hospital complications, worse discharge outcomes, higher mortality and stroke recurrence at 90 days, compared to prediabetes and no diabetes.
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- Naveed Akhtar
- The Stroke Program, The Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- The Stroke Program, The Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Cardiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
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- Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Education City, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- The Stroke Program, The Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- The Stroke Program, The Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- The Stroke Program, The Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- The Stroke Program, The Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- The Stroke Program, The Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- The Stroke Program, The Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- The Stroke Program, The Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- The Stroke Program, The Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- The Stroke Program, The Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- The Stroke Program, The Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- The Stroke Program, The Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- The Stroke Program, The Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; Department of Medicine (Neurology), University of Alberta Stroke Program, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Galal YS, Amin TT, Alarfaj AK, Almulhim AA, Aljughaiman AA, Almulla AK, Abdelhai RA. Colon Cancer among Older Saudis: Awareness of Risk Factors and Early Signs, and Perceived Barriers to Screening. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2017; 17:1837-46. [PMID: 27221862 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2016.17.4.1837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Colon cancer screening (CRCS) uptake is markedly affected by public awareness of the disease. This study was conducted to assess levels of knowledge of CRC, to explore the pattern of CRCS uptake and identify possible barriers to screening among Saudis older than 50 years of age and primary care providers (PCPs) in Al Hassa region, Saudi Arabia. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in randomly selected primary health care (PHC) centers, 884 Saudis and 39 PCPs being enrolled for data collection. Structured interviews were conducted to obtain information regarding socio-demographic characteristics, personal information relevant to CRC, awareness about early signs/symptoms and risk factors, and barriers to CRCS. Also, a self- administered data collection form was used to assess barriers to CRCS from the physicians' perspectives. RESULTS More than 66% of participants were lacking knowledge about CRC. Participants with higher educational levels, having ever heard about CRC, and having relatives with CRC had a significantly higher awareness of the disease. The rate of reported CRCS was low (8.6%). After conducting a logistic regression analysis, it was observed that female gender (OR=0.28; 95% CI=0.14-0.57; P=0.001), being unmarried (OR=0.11; 95% CI=0.10-0.23; P=0.001), lower levels of education (OR=0.36; 95% CI=0.16-0.82; P=0.015), and having no relatives with CRC (OR=0.30; 95% CI=0.17-0.56; P=0.001) were significantly associated with a lower CRCS uptake. There was a significant difference between most of the perceived barriers to CRCS and gender. Exploratory factor analysis showed that personal fear (especially fear of the screening results and shyness) was the major factor that hindered CRCS with high loading Eigen value of 2.951, explaining 34.8% of the barriers of the included sample toward utilization of CRCS, followed by lack of awareness of both person and providers (high Eigen value of 2.132, and explaining 23.7% of the barriers). The most frequently cited barriers to CRCS from the physicians' perspectives were lack of public awareness, lack of symptoms and signs, and fear of painful procedures. CONCLUSIONS Poor levels of knowledge about CRC were found among older Saudis attending PHC centers in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia. It is crucial to implement an organized national screening program in Saudi Arabia to increase public awareness.
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- Yasmine Samir Galal
- Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt E-mail :
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