Original Research

Relationship between Ischemic Stroke and Raised Gamma Glutamyl Transferase

Iqra Malik1
Ameer uddin Medical College, Lahore
Shahid Shahid2
Lahore General Hospital, Lahore
Raffad Asim2
Lahore General Hospital, Lahore
Atika Malik2
Lahore General Hospital, Lahore

✉ Correspondence: Iqra Malik Email: iqram0016@gmail.com

DOI https://doi.org/10.70302/jpsim.v2i2.2131
Volume: 2, Issue 2 Pages: 127–130 Published: 17 Jun 2021
Received: 14 Feb 2021 Accepted: 16 Apr 2021 Published Online: 17 Jun 2021

Abstract

Objectives

To demonstrate the relation between stroke due to vascular insufficiency and elevated serum Gammaglutamyl transferase.

Methods

In this research 390 individuals were studied, 195 cases were patients who had first-ever event of acute
ischemic stroke within a day. Remaining 195 were controls who were healthy individuals who accompanied the patients
(within ± 5 years and of same sex). Frequency of raised GGTwas compared between both groups.

Results

Out of this sample of 390 patients 88 (22.6%) had elevated GGT. 26.7% of patients (cases) and 18.5% subjects
(controls) had raised GGT (p value greater than 0.05). Odds ratio was 1.44 ((at 95% CI, 0.992 to 2.103). Sex, age,
smoking, BMI did not change outcome.

Conclusion

Hence we conclude that ischemic stroke and increased GGThas no association with each other

Keywords
GGT Ischemic stroke CVA Cardiovascular disease.

How to Cite This Article

Malik I, Shahid S, Asim R, Malik A. Relationship between Ischemic Stroke and Raised Gamma Glutamyl Transferase. J Pak Soc Intern Med. 2021;2(2):127–130. doi:10.70302/jpsim.v2i2.2131

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Conflict of Interest

All authors declare no competing interests.

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Funding

No specific funding was received for this research.

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