Abstract TP192: Compared To Men, Women Have Worse Outcome In Acute Stroke: An Eight-years Prospective Study From Qatar (original) (raw)

Stroke

Abstract

Hypothesis: There is considerable evidence that women have poor outcome following acute stroke when compared to men. We report our experience from a large prospective stroke database from Qatar. Methods: The Qatar stroke database is a prospective study, which began enrolling patients in 2014. We collected data on the demographics, clinical presentation, investigations, treatments, hospital complications and outcome (measured as 90-days modified Rankin Score [mRS]) on all patients admitted with acute stroke to the Hamad General Hospital where ~95% of stroke patients in Qatar are admitted. Multivariate analysis of risk factors, stroke type and severity, and in-hospital complications were compared to determine 90-days and one-year outcome in men and women. Results: There were 7300 stroke patients (women:1406 [19.3%], men:5894 [80.7%] admitted between 2014-2021. Multivariate analysis revealed significantly higher rates of obesity (OR 2.51), increasing age (age>65 years [OR 3.79]) and...

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