Tabagismo como fator de risco para desenvolvimento de doença cerebrovascular em Hospital Público de Campina Grande-PB.

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the association between smoking and Ischemic Stroke in Hospital de Emergência e Trauma Dom Luiz Gonzaga Fernandes in Campina Grande- PB . Methodology : This is a study using secondary data on the study: Difference of blood pressure data in the upper limbs as a risk factor for development of cerebrovascular or peripheral arterial obstructive disease : case-control study .Two groups of patients were analyzed, a group presenting Ischemic Stroke and a control group , both treated at that hospital . The study included 126 individuals , of which 35 % were part of the experimental group and 65 % were included in the control group . The information about cases and controls were obtained through questionnaires and survey data in the patients records .The statistical association between Ischemic Stroke and smoking was evaluated using logistic regression. Results: The odds ratio for Ischemic Stroke occurence in the presence of smoking exposure was 19.13 ( p = 0.029 ). Conclusion : There was a statistically significant association between exposure to smoking and the occurrence of Ischemic Stroke , in accordance with the results found in the literature ; the value observed in this study was superior to what was found in other studies analyzed .