ASSESSMENT OF LIPID PROFILE PARAMETERS AS PROGNOSTIC TOOLS OF STROKE IN HYPERTENSIVE INDIVIDUALS IN ONDO CITY
Abstract
Stroke is a condition that has proven to be life threatening and very fatal leading to death and increases morbidity rate in the society with hypertension been the major risk factor, lipid profile fractions is therefore a major prognostic tool for determining stroke in hypertensive patients. This study aimed at investthe possibility of lipid fractions to predict development of stroke in hypertensive patients. A cross sectional research design was adopted for the study among hypertensive group (n=50), stroke group (n=50) and control group (n=50) at University of Medical science Teaching Hospital Complex, Ondo town. A simple randomized sampling technique was use to select and collect data. Then 5mls of fasting blood sample which was collected for lipid fractions analysis. Data entry and analysis were done using SPSS version 23. One way ANOVA, T-test and logistic regression were the tools used for analysis, and a p-value of
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