Table 2

Comorbidities and complications associated with stroke and its outcome in terms of inpatient mortality (N=972)

VariableStrokeDeath
FrequencyPercentagen (%)
Hypertension56858.4130 (56.8)
Diabetes mellitus16717.233 (14.4)
CCF464.714 (6.1)
Pneumonia24124.8110 (48.0)
CKD495.017 (7.4)
HIV/AIDS212.2.7 (3.1)
AKI70.74 (1.8)
Asthma30.33 (1.3)
COPD30.31 (0.4)
DKA70.73 (1.3)
UTI121.24 (1.8)
  • AKI, Acute Kidney Injury; CCF, congestive cardiac failure; CKD, Chronic Kidney Disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DKA, Diabetic Ketoacidosis; UTI, Urinary Tract Infection.