Prevalence of stroke among patients with chronic kidney disease, Taif, Saudi Arabia

Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of stroke among chronic kidney disease )CKD( patients in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A multicentric retrospective study was carried out from May 2021 to August 2022 on 4 dialysis centers in Taif, Saudi Arabia. With a total of 1857 CKD patients )aged >= 18 years old( participated in this study. Data were collected by reviewing patients' files. Results: Approximately 98.3% of the participants had severely decreased glomerular filtration rate. Approximately 49.1% of them were on dialysis; the majority of them )87.2%( underwent hemodialysis. The prevalence of stroke in these CKD patients was 8.3%. Ischemic stroke was the most frequently reported issue )81.2%(. Ischemic stroke was comparatively more frequently observed in peritoneal dialysis patients )12.1%(; whereas hemorrhagic stroke was more on hemodialysis patients with statistically significant association )p=0.029(. However, there was no significant association between the prevalence of stroke and stages of CKD. Conclusion: The prevalence of stroke in our cohort was 8.3%, and the majority of cases were ischemic strokes. Furthermore, ischemic strokes were more frequent in peritoneal dialysis patients, whereas hemorrhagic strokes occurred more frequently in hemodialysis patients with a statistically significant association.