yemenjmedYemen Journal of MedicinecoVolume 1 Issue 2MultidisciplinaryEnglishJuly - December 2022NNY20250328ArticleThe prevalence of and risk factors for stroke among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Qatar: A hospital-based studyEnglishY7881Gowri Karuppasamy1EnglishNShaikha Al Shokri1EnglishYAseel Sukik1EnglishYKhaled Abdul-KaderBacha2EnglishY10.32677/yjm.v1i2.3637Background and Objectives: The complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can occur in some organs, such as the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. Stroke, one of such complications, is increasing every year. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of and risk factors for stroke among T2DM patients in Qatar.Methods: This was a secondary post hoc analysis of collected data from our previous study titled “Association of Vitamin D deficiency with dyslipidemia, glycemic control, and microalbuminuria in patients with T2DM in Qatar.”Results: The prevalence of stroke among our patients was3.8%. Acomparison between stroke and no-stroke groups showed a significant association between stroke and other diseases, namely, chronic kidney diseases (CKD) (p=0.007), coronary artery disease (CAD) (p=0.010), peripheral vascular disease (PVD) (pEnglishLogistic regression, Qatar, Risk factors, Stroke, Type 2 diabetes mellitushttps://yemenjmed.com/admin/abstract?id=30References16191. Butler J, Bourke PJ. Diabetes and stroke in Qatar: Results of a prospective stroke register. Int Diabetes Nurs 2015;12:63-8.2. Amelia R, Harahap NS. Stroke among Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at Haji Adam malik general hospital, Medan, Indonesia. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2019;7:2643-6.3. Almobarak AO, Badi S, Elmadhoun WM, et al. The prevalence and risk factors of stroke among Sudanese individuals with diabetes: Cross-sectional survey. Brain Circ 2020;6:26-30.4. Khan MM, Roberson S, Reid K, et al. Prevalence and predictors of stroke among individuals with prediabetes and diabetes in Florida. BMC Public Health 2022;22:243.5. Lau LH, Lew J, Borschmann K, et al. Prevalence of diabetes and its effects on stroke outcomes: A meta-analysis and literature review. J Diabetes Investig 2019;10:780-92.6. Imam YZ, Kamran S, Saqqur M, et al. Stroke in the adult Qatari population (Q-stroke) a hospital-based retrospective cohort study. PLoS One 2020;15:e0238865.7. Karuppasamy G, Al Shokri S, Sukik A, et al. Association of Vitamin D deficiency with dyslipidemia, glycemic control, and microalbuminuria in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Qatar. Yemen J Med 2022;1:17-21.8. Tseng CH, Chong CK, Sheu JJ, et al. Prevalence and risk factors for stroke in Type 2 diabetic patients in Taiwan: A cross-sectional survey of a national sample by telephone interview. Diabet Med 2005;22:477-82.9. Asfandiyarova NS, Kolcheva NG, Ryazantsev IV, et al. Risk factors for stroke in Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Vasc Dis Res 2006;3:57-60.10. Liao CC, Shih CC, Yeh CC, et al. Impact of diabetes on stroke risk and outcomes: Two nationwide retrospective cohort studies. Medicine (Baltimore) 2015;94:e2282.11. American Heart Association. How High Blood Pressure can Lead to Stroke. United States: American Heart Association. Available from: https://www. heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/health-threats-from-highblood-pressure/how-high-blood-pressure-can-lead-to-stroke [Last accessed on 2022 Aug 30]12. Bushnell C, McCullough LD, Awad IA, et al. Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in women. Stroke 2014;45:1545-88.13. Yousufuddin M, Young N. Aging and ischemic stroke. Aging (Albany NY) 2019;11:2542-4.14. Cade WT. Diabetes-related microvascular and macrovascular diseasesin the physical therapy setting. Phys Ther 2008;88:1322-35.