Ictus isquémico y factores de riesgo vascular en el adulto joven y el adulto mayor: estudio retrospectivo de base comunitaria (2011-2020) = Ischemic stroke and vascular risk factors in young and older adults: community-based retrospective study (2011-2020)
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Objective
To analyze the presence of vascular risk factors (VRF) among young adult and older adult patients with ischemic stroke, with and without follow-up in primary care after hospital discharge.
Design
Observational, retrospective, multicenter study.
Setting
Primary care health centers and Hospital Verge de la Cinta, Tortosa, Spain.
Participants
Patients with ischemic stroke of two age groups (≤ 55 and ≥ 65 years) distributed in two groups (Group A: without follow-up in primary care; and Group B: with follow-up in primary care), between 2011-2020.
Main measurements
Sociodemographic, clinical, and VRF data coded according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). Descriptive, and inferential statistics.
Results
Data from 2054 participants were analyzed. In the young adult group, 94.9% of the participants in group A had between 1-2 VRFs, compared to 60% in group B. In the older adult group, 84.4% of group A had between 1-2 VRFs, compared to 43,9% of group B. The most frequent VRFs among younger and older adult patients with ischemic stroke were hypertension and dyslipidemia in both follow-up groups. There were no records of obesity, smoking, or alcohol consumption in group A. There was a significant association between being followed up in primary care after stroke and being a young adult and presenting between 3-4 VRFs (P < 0.001).
Conclusions
The results reinforce the need for continuity of care and follow-up in people with acute stroke in primary care and the need to improve the quality of registries