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A COMPARATIVE RESEARCH TO ASSESS THE DEPENDENCY OF HEMORRHAGIC & ISCHEMIC STROKE PATIENTS ON ALTERED LEVELS OF LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS (LDL)

Dr. Muhammad Arslan Majeed, Hafiz Muhammad Jawad, Dr. Umer Munir

Objective: The objective of this particular research was to compare LDL levels in hemorrhagic and Ischemic stroke in order to indicate the correlation of LDL with an onset of stroke. Material and method: We conducted this comparative research at Mayo Hospital, Lahore from February to August 2017. Our research sample consisted of 618 patients diagnosed with stroke and we also compared the mean level of LDL among all the patients. The research sample was divided into two main group namely Group – I & II having 309 patients in each group. Results: The factor of mean age in Group I & II was 60.15 years and 59.34 years respectively. In terms of gender distribution Group – I had 224 males (72.5%) and 85 females (27.5%). Whereas, in Group – II the gender distribution was such as that there were 204 males (66%) and 105 females (34%). We reported an abnormal LDL cholesterol value in 180 patients (58%) in Group – I; whereas, in Group – II there were 120 patients (38%) with an abnormal LDL cholesterol value. It was found that there is a strong relationship between the type of stroke and abnormal values of LDL cholesterol (P-Value 0.001). Conclusion: It is an established fact in the light of research outcomes that levels of LDL cholesterol are increased in ischemic stroke patients in comparison to the hemorrhagic stroke patients. We can reduce the repeated ischemic stroke incidences through Statins. Keyword: Stroke, Cholesterol, Low-Density Lipoproteins (LDL), Ischemic Stroke and Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

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