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k factors for cerebrovascular diseases in older stroke survivors posterji | poster presentations
Branimir Filipović1, Tatjana Trošt Bobić2, Iris Zavoreo3, Dubravka Ciliga2,
1 Hrvatske vode, Legal entity for water management, Ulica grada Vukovara 220,
10 000 Zagreb, Croatia,
2 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Horvaćanski zavoj 15, 10000
Zagreb, Croatia,
3 University Hospital Center, Kišpatićeva ulica 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Introduction: Mortality caused by stroke depends on the quality of medical
care and the presence of risk factors and comorbidities (Lawrence et al., 2015).
The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of risk factors for cere-
brovascular disease in older stroke survivors.
Methods: The study included 60 (30M+30F) ischemic stroke convalescents
with a consequent mild neurologic deficit (NIHSS 5-15). The patients mean
age was 71 years (min 45 - max 81). A neurologist recorded risk factors during
medical examination.
Results: The most common risk factors were arterial hypertension (84.8%), in-
creased stress level (77.2 %) and insufficient physical activity (77.2 %). The last
two factors concern life habits and may be modified. The observed insufficient
physical activity, present in more than 70% of subjects, influenced their body
mass index as well as their waist-hip ratios. BMI values and waist-hip circum-
ference values were above the upper limit in both women and men (p <0.05).
Discussion and conclusions: The results indicate the high presence of seden-
tary lifestyle in stroke convalescents, associated with an increased body mass
index and an unfavourable waist–hip circumference ratio. Sedentary lifestyle
after insult may worsen recovery as well as higher the risk for a relapse (Bašić-
Kes and Demarin, 2014). There is a need for regular educational programs in
intensive care units in order to improve the opportunities for a healthier life-
style in stroke survivors.
Keywords: stroke, physical inactivity, elderly convalescent
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Branimir Filipović1, Tatjana Trošt Bobić2, Iris Zavoreo3, Dubravka Ciliga2,
1 Hrvatske vode, Legal entity for water management, Ulica grada Vukovara 220,
10 000 Zagreb, Croatia,
2 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Horvaćanski zavoj 15, 10000
Zagreb, Croatia,
3 University Hospital Center, Kišpatićeva ulica 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Introduction: Mortality caused by stroke depends on the quality of medical
care and the presence of risk factors and comorbidities (Lawrence et al., 2015).
The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of risk factors for cere-
brovascular disease in older stroke survivors.
Methods: The study included 60 (30M+30F) ischemic stroke convalescents
with a consequent mild neurologic deficit (NIHSS 5-15). The patients mean
age was 71 years (min 45 - max 81). A neurologist recorded risk factors during
medical examination.
Results: The most common risk factors were arterial hypertension (84.8%), in-
creased stress level (77.2 %) and insufficient physical activity (77.2 %). The last
two factors concern life habits and may be modified. The observed insufficient
physical activity, present in more than 70% of subjects, influenced their body
mass index as well as their waist-hip ratios. BMI values and waist-hip circum-
ference values were above the upper limit in both women and men (p <0.05).
Discussion and conclusions: The results indicate the high presence of seden-
tary lifestyle in stroke convalescents, associated with an increased body mass
index and an unfavourable waist–hip circumference ratio. Sedentary lifestyle
after insult may worsen recovery as well as higher the risk for a relapse (Bašić-
Kes and Demarin, 2014). There is a need for regular educational programs in
intensive care units in order to improve the opportunities for a healthier life-
style in stroke survivors.
Keywords: stroke, physical inactivity, elderly convalescent
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