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- DOI 10.18231/j.ijn.2021.034
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Association between HBA1C and NIHSS score in stroke
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Madhu K R
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Ayyali Ambresh *
Introduction
Diabetes Mellitus is a very common metabolic disorder and it is an independent risk factor for stroke and is associated with 2 to 6 fold increased risk compared with non-diabetic subjects and worsens survival of patients with acute stroke. The combination stroke and Diabetes Mellitus is associated with worse stroke related outcome, high disability and stroke recurrence. Approximately 20% of patients with Diabetes die from stroke.[1], [2] The incidence of stroke increases as the age progresses and the number of stroke patients is projected to increase in elderly population. Stroke is more commonly seen in Males when compared to females.[3] The mechanism is believed to be accelerated atherosclerosis, which can affect vessels in many distributions, including small and large vessels.[4]
Glucose intolerance or even fasting hyperglycemia may follow an acute vascular event, and ensuing physical inactivity and poor food intake may lead to continued glucose intolerance. Thus, glucose intolerance in a stroke patient may or may not reflect glycemia prior to the event. Measurement of HbA1C rather than glucose as an indicator of prior glycemia offers a new perspective. The rate of non-enzymic glycosylation of hemoglobin is believed to depend largely or solely on plasma glucose concentration.[5] Since the erythrocyte survives about 3 months, HbA1C measurements in patients with normal erythrocyte survival reflect plasma glucose concentrations during that period.
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National institute of health stroke scale |
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Catagory |
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Score |
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1a.Levelof Consciousness (LOC): |
0 = Alert; 1=Drowsy 2=Stuporous 3=Coma |
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1b. LOC Questions: (Month, Age) |
0=Answers both question correctly 1=Answers one correctly 2=Answers both incorrect |
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1c. LOC Commands: (eyes close/open, make fist & let go) |
0=Obeys both correctly 1=Obeys one correctly 2=Both incorrect |
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2.Best gaze: (Eyes open- pt follows examiner’s fingers or face) |
0=Normal 1=Partial gaze palsy 2=Forced deviation |
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3.Visual: (Introduce visual stimulus/threat to pt’s visual field quadrants. Cover 1 eye and hold up fingers in all 4 quadrants.) |
0=No visual loss 1=Partial hemianopsia 2=complete hemianopsia 3=Bilateral hemianopsia |
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4.Facial Palsy: (Show teeth, raise eyebrows and squeeze eyes tightly shut.) |
0 = Normal symmetrical movements. 1 = Minor paralysis 2 = Partial paralysis 3 = Complete paralysis of one or both sides |
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5. Motor Arm: (“Elevate extremity to 90 degrees and score drift/movement. Count to 10 out loud and use fingers for visual cue”.) |
0 = No drift; limb holds 90 (or 45) degrees for full 10 seconds. 1 = Drift 2 = Some effort against gravity 3 = No effort against gravity. 4 = No movement. UN = Amputation or joint fusion, 5a. Left Arm 5b. Right Arm |
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6. Motor Leg: (“Elevate extremity to 90 degrees and score drift/movement. Count to 10 out loud and use fingers for visual cue”.) |
0 = No drift; leg holds 30-degree position for full 5 seconds. 1 = Drift 2 = Some effort against gravity 3 = No effort against gravity 4 = No movement. UN = Amputation or joint fusion 6a. Left Leg 6b. Right Leg |
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7. Limb Ataxia: (Finger to nose, heal down shin) |
0 = Absent. 1 = Present in one limb. 2 = Present in two limbs. UN = Amputation or joint fusion |
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8. Sensory: (Pin prick to face, arms, trunk, and legs- compare sharpness side to side, or no feeling at all.) |
0 = Normal; no sensory loss. 1 = Mild-to-moderate sensory loss 2 = Severe to total sensory loss |
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9. Best Language: (“Name items, describe picture, and read sentences. Don’t forget glasses if they normally wear them”.) |
0 = No aphasia; normal. 1 = Mild-to-moderate aphasia 2 = Severe aphasia 3 = Mute, global aphasia; no usable speech or auditory comprehension. |
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10. Dysarthria: (Evaluate speech clarity by pt reading or repeating words on list.) |
0 = Normal. 1 = Mild-to-moderate dysarthria 2 = Severe dysarthria UN = Intubated or other physical barrier, explain:___________________________ |
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11. Extinction and Inattention (formerly Neglect): (“Use information form prior testing or double simultaneous stimuli testing to identify neglect face, arms, legs and visual fields”.) |
0 = No abnormality. 1 = Visual, tactile, auditory, spatial, or personal inattention or extinction to bilateral simultaneous stimulation in one of the sensory modalities. 2 = Profound hemi-inattention or extinction to more than one modality; does not recognize. |
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NT= Not testable |
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Total score |
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Aims and Objectives
To find out association between HbA1c levels with NIHSS score in stroke
Materials and Methods
Source of data
The information for the study will be collected from Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke admitted to BLDEU’S SHRI B. M. PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL and RESEARCH CENTRE VIJAYAPUR between December 2016 to June 2018.
Method of collection of data (including sampling procedure if any)
Type of study - Cross sectional study.
With the proportion of stroke 50% at 95% confidence interval & 5% precesion calculated sample size is 64.
It is known that Ischemic stroke accounts for 80%of the Stroke.(67)
n = Z2 *p *(1-p) e2 Z - Z value at 95% Confidence interval. P - Proportion rate. E - Margin of error.
Hence 64 Ischemic stroke cases will be included in the study.
Statistical analysis
Data will be analysed by
Mean +_SD
Students t test/ Mann whitney U test
Correlation coefficient
Inclusion criteria
All male and female cases of acute ischemic stroke.
Patients of age more than 18yrs.
Exclusion criteria
Patients of age less than 18yrs.
Hemorrhagic stroke.
Transient ischemic attacks.
Subdural/Epidural haematomas
Study design
Estimation of Random blood glucose and HbA1c levels were done at the time of admission.
Patients were scored severity based on NIH stroke scale at the time of admission
Hba1c levels <6% indicates well controlled,6-9% indicates fairly controlled,>9% indicates poorly controlled
Infarct size on CT/MRI scan brain <3cm2 is small,3-5cm2 is moderate and >5cm2 is large infarct.
NIHSS score 0-4 indicates minor stroke, 5-15 indicates mild to moderate,16-20 indicates severe and 21-42 indicates very severe neurologic impairment.
Results
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Age (Years) |
No. of patients |
Percentage |
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< 40 |
1 |
1.6 |
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40 – 49 |
8 |
12.5 |
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50 – 59 |
12 |
18.8 |
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60 – 69 |
22 |
34.4 |
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70 – 79 |
13 |
20.3 |
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80+ |
8 |
12.5 |
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Total |
64 |
100.0 |
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Gender |
No. of patients |
Percentage |
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Male |
37 |
57.8 |
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Female |
27 |
42.2 |
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Total |
64 |
100.0 |
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HbA1C |
No. of patients |
Percentage |
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< 6.00 |
25 |
39.1 |
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6.00 - 9.00 |
16 |
25.0 |
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9.0+ |
23 |
35.9 |
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Total |
64 |
100.0 |
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Infarct class |
Infarct Size |
No. of patients |
Percentage |
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A |
< 3 |
25 |
39.1 |
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B |
3 -5 |
13 |
20.3 |
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C |
>5 |
26 |
40.6 |
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Total |
64 |
100.0 |
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Risk Factors |
No. of patients |
Percentage |
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T2DM |
13 |
20.3 |
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T2DM,SM |
15 |
23.4 |
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T2DM,HTN,SM |
3 |
4.7 |
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T2DM,HTN,DYS |
5 |
7.9 |
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T2DM,HTN |
18 |
28.2 |
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T2DM,DYS |
7 |
10.8 |
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T2DM,RHD |
2 |
3.1 |
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T2DM,RVD |
1 |
1.6 |
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Total |
64 |
100.0 |
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Motor Deficits |
No. of patients |
Percentage |
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Present |
64 |
100 |
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Total |
64 |
100.0 |
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Sensory Deficits |
No. of patients |
Percentage |
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Present |
17 |
26.6 |
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Absent |
47 |
73.4 |
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Total |
64 |
100.0 |
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Altered Senosorium |
No. of patients |
Percentage |
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Present |
19 |
29.7 |
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Absent |
45 |
70.3 |
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Total |
64 |
100.0 |
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Cranial Nerve Involvement |
No. of patients |
Percentage |
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Present |
35 |
54.7 |
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Absent |
29 |
45.3 |
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Total |
64 |
100.0 |
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10a |
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Language Disturbance |
No. of patients |
Percentage |
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Present |
29 |
45.3 |
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Absent |
35 |
54.7 |
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Total |
64 |
100.0 |
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Severity |
Score |
No. of patients |
Percentage |
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Minor stroke |
0-4 |
0 |
0 |
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Moderate Stroke |
5-15 |
24 |
37.5 |
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Moderate to Severe |
16-20 |
14 |
21.9 |
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Severe Stroke |
21-42 |
26 |
40.6 |
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Total |
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64 |
100.0 |
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Descriptive Statistics |
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X |
Minimum |
Maximum |
Mean |
Std. Deviation |
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Age |
35 |
90 |
63.59 |
12.558 |
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NIHSS score |
8 |
35 |
19.55 |
7.719 |
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Blood glucose on admission |
80 |
420 |
212.23 |
88.907 |
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HbA1C |
4.50 |
12.80 |
7.6766 |
2.27594 |
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HbA1C vs NIHSS score |
Moderate Stroke |
Moderate to Severe |
Sever Stroke |
Total |
Chi square test |
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<6 |
24(100%) |
1(7.1%) |
0(0) |
25(39.1%) |
P=0.0001* |
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6-9 |
0(0) |
13(92.9%) |
3(11.5) |
16(25.0%) |
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9+ |
0(0) |
0(0) |
23(35.9%) |
23(35.9%) |
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Total |
24(100%) |
14(100%) |
26(100%) |
64(100%) |
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In this study well controlled Diabetes has moderate stroke severity, fairly controlled Diabetes has moderate to severe stroke severity and poorly controlled Diabetes has severe stroke. It is observed that severity of the presenting complaints worsened from well controlled Diabetes to poorly controlled Diabetes. The NIHSS score correlates with the HbA1C, with increase in severity of the stroke from well controlled Diabetes to poorly controlled Diabetes.
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HbA1C vs Infarct size |
<3 cm2 |
3-5 cm2 |
>5 cm2 |
Total |
Chi square test |
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<6 |
24(96%) |
1(7.7%) |
0(0) |
25(39.1%) |
P=0.0001* |
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6-9 |
1(4) |
12(92.3%) |
3(11.5) |
16(25.0%) |
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9> |
0(0) |
0(0) |
23(88.5%) |
23(35.9%) |
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Total |
25(100%) |
13(100%) |
26(100%) |
64(100%) |
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Most of the small sized infarcts occurred in the well controlled Diabetes group, medium sized infarcts in fairly controlled Diabetes and most of the larged sized infarcts in the diabetes group.
In the well controlled Diabetes group, 96% has small sized infarcts and 4% had medium sized infarcts. There were no larged sized infarcts.
In the fairly controlled Diabetes group, 6.2% has small sized infarcts, 75% of patients has medium sized infarcts and 18.8% of patients has larged sized infarcts in poorly controlled Diabetes group, 100% of patients has larged sized infarcts.
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Infract size vs NIHS score |
Moderate Stroke |
Moderate to Severe |
Severe Stroke |
Total |
Chi square test |
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<3 |
24(100%) |
1(7.1%) |
0(0) |
25(39.1%) |
P=0.0001* |
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3-5 |
0(0) |
12(85.7%) |
1(3.8) |
16(25.0%) |
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5+ |
0(0) |
1(7.1) |
25(96.2%) |
23(35.9%) |
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Total |
24(100%) |
14(100%) |
26(100%) |
64(100%) |
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In this study it is observed that, NIHSS score is lowest in the well controlled Diabetes.
Summary
In this study well controlled Diabetes has moderate stroke severity, fairly controlled Diabetes has moderate to severe stroke severity and poorly controlled Diabetes has severe stroke.
It is observed that severity of the presenting complaints worsened from well controlled Diabetes to poorly controlled Diabetes.
The NIHSS score correlates with the HbA1C, with increase in severity of the stroke from well controlled Diabetes to poorly controlled Diabetes.
Conclusion
Severity of the score increases as the infarct size increases.
Poorly controlled Diabetes has more severe stroke as per NIHSS score with large sized infarcts.
Stroke is a medical emergency and can cause permanent neurological damage, complications and death.
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is a well-validated, reliable scoring system for use specifically with stroke patients.
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) can be used as a standard measurement instrument by physicians to evaluate the severity of a patient and outcome.
Conflict of Interest
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest in this paper.
Source of Funding
None.
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