Prevalence of diabetes and its effects on stroke outcomes: A meta-analysis and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

Diabetes mellitus is an established risk factor for stroke and maybe associated with poorer outcomes after stroke. The aims of the present literature review were to determine: (i) the prevalence of diabetes in acute stroke patients through a meta-analysis; (ii) the association between diabetes and outcomes after ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke; and (iii) to review the value of glycated hemoglobin and admission glucose-based tests in predicting stroke outcomes.

Materials and methods

Ovid MEDLINE and EMBASE searches were carried out to find studies relating to diabetes and inpatient stroke populations published between January 2004 and April 2017. A meta-analysis of the prevalence of diabetes from included studies was undertaken. A narrative review on the ass

SUBMITTER: Lau LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6497593 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature