Comparison of High Density Lipid (Hdl) Cholesterol Levels In Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with and Without Diabetes Mellitus

Objective: To compare HDL cholesterol levels among acute ischemic stroke patient with and without diabetes at tertiary care hospital of Rawalpindi. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place And Duration of Study: Department of Neurology Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, Pakistan from Sep 2020 to Feb 2021. Methodology: A total of 384 acute ischemic stroke patients were included in this study and non-probability convenience sampling technique was used to complete sample size for this study. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data collected from available lab/hospital ward record and attendant. HDL cholesterol levels were compared between patients with diabetes and without diabetes among acute ischemic stroke patients. Results: Study showed that overall sixty-two percent (62%) of acute ischemic stroke patients had diabetes and seventy-eight percent (78%) had low HDL cholesterol levels. Independent sample t-test showed significant association between HDL cholesterol level among acute ischemic stroke patients with diabetes (M = 0.77, S.D = 0.24) and with-out diabetes (M = 1.08, S.D = 0.44), p-value < 0.001. Conclusion: Overall results of this study showed that diabetes does have significant association with HDL cholesterol levels among acute ischemic stroke patients.