MEASUREMENTS OF ANTHROPOMETRIC AND BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE - A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

Authors

  • Sikander Ghayas Khan The University of Lahore https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2383-0758
  • Muhammad Ahmed The University of Lahore (DRS-FAHS, UOL) https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2150-8685
  • Nadia Ahsan The University of Lahore (DRS-FAHS, UOL)
  • Malik Muhammad Qasim Biochemistry department, The University of Lahore
  • Malik Abdul Basit The University of Lahore (DRS-FAHS, UOL)
  • Fatima Tahir The University of Lahore (DOA-FAHS, UOL)
  • Anita Batool The University of Lahore (DRS, FAHS, UOL)
  • Saffa Nawaz The University of Lahore (DRS, FAHS, UOL) https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8091-9776
  • Muhammad Wasim Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Mohammed Medical City

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v23.5298

Keywords:

Anthropometric Parameters, Biochemical Parameter, Hip Waist Ratio

Abstract

Anthropometric and biochemical parameters play an important role in the development and outcome of stroke. The aim of this study was to find out the anthropometric and biochemical parameters in patients with stroke and to compare them with controls. Cross sectional study was conducted from four hospitals of Pakistan from January 2024 to August 2024. 150 participants were recruited. In which 95 were stroke patients and 55 were normal control. A sample size of 92 was calculated based on prevalence of stroke, through an online calculator by using a 95% confidence interval and 5% confidence level. Results showed that 63.17% patients having ischemic stroke.37.3% showed involvement of Left middle cerebral artery (LMCA). Significant differences (P value ≥0.05) between two groups were found in mean values of WHR (cases =1.014±.237 control =0.922±0.126), Weight (cases=125.959±49.610lbs, control =165.782 ±29.686lbs), and waist circumference (cases =100.334 ±17.117, control=90.936 ±18.309. Level of HDL (cases=38.608 ±9.200, control=41.818±11.182) was high in control group and mean value of VLDL was significantly increase (P value ≥0.05) in control group (cases =35.7379±19.353 mean, control mean 54.181±18.515). Waist-hip ratio and waist circumference were predictors of stroke whereas weight, VLDL and HLD have a protective effect on the body from a stroke.

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2026-03-11

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Khan, S. G., Ahmed, M., Ahsan, N., Qasim, M. M., Basit, M. A., Tahir, F., … Wasim, M. (2026). MEASUREMENTS OF ANTHROPOMETRIC AND BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE - A CASE-CONTROL STUDY. Veredas Do Direito, 23, e235298. https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v23.5298

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