Muhammad Bilal, Imran Ullah, Syed Abdurehman Shah, Zahidullah Khan, Taj Muhammad Khan, Ghazala Shaheen.
Prevalence, Distribution and Determinants of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Adult Indoor Stroke Population of Peshawar Division, Pakistan.
Gomal J Med Sci Jan ;18(2):59-67.

Background: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Our objectives were to determine the prevalence, distribution and determinants of DVT in adult indoor stroke population of Peshawar Division, Pakistan. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in Department of Neurology, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan from 1st January 2017 to 31 December 2017. 196 stroke subjects were selected from population at risk consecutively. Sex, age groups and presence of DVT were three nominal variables. Prevalence and distribution were described by count, percentage and confidence intervals for proportion for population. Hypotheses for distribution were tested by chi-square goodness of fit and of association by chi-square test of association. Results: In 196 stroke patients, 82 (41.84%) were men, 114 (58.16%) women, 127 (64.80%) in age group 20- 60 years and 69 (35.20) in age group >60 years. The prevalence of DVT was 16/196 (8.16%, 95%CI 7.56-8.64). Out of 16 DVT patients, seven (3.57%) were men and nine (4.59%) women, 10 (5.1%) in age group 20-60 and six (3.06%) in >60 years. Our prevalence of DVT was similar to expected (p=0.7071). Our distribution across sex (p=0.5089) and age groups (p=0.6004) were similar to expected. Presence of DVT was not associated to sex (p=0.8713) and age groups (p=0.8409). Conclusion: Prevalence of DVT in adult stroke population of Peshawar Division, Pakistan was more in women than men and more in younger age group than older age group population. Overall prevalence DVT was similar to expected. Observed distribution across sex and age groups were similar to expected. Presence DVT was not associated to sex and age groups respectively.

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