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Open Access 26 Jun 2025Original Article
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The Stroke Riskometer™ in the Outpatient Clinic as an Educational Campaign for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Diego Alejandro Ortega-Moreno 1,2, Fernando Tienda-López 1, Egla Samantha Sánchez-Peralta 1, Ana Laura de León-Pérez 1, David Loaiza-Pérez 1, Fernando Chávez-Ríos 1, Fernando Góngora-Rivera 1,3,4,*, GECEN-Investigators
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1 Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, NL 64460, México

2 St. Michael’s Hospital Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, RADIS Lab, Toronto, ON M5B 1A6, Canada

3 Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario “José Eleuterio González”, Monterrey, NL 64460, México

4 Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario “José Eleuterio González”, Monterrey, NL 64460, México

*Correspondence: fernando.gongora@hotmail.com (Fernando Góngora-Rivera)

Abstract

Introduction:

Stroke is highly prevalent worldwide; however, associated symptoms and risk factors are unknown in the general population. Our aim was to describe the knowledge of early signs of stroke and its association with the risk of stroke at 5 and 10 years according to the “Stroke Riskometer™”.

Subjects and Methods:

This was an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study, including adults in the Neurology outpatient clinic of the University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”. Vital signs were recorded, anthropometric and the “Stroke Riskometer™” measurements were collected, and the risks at 5 and 10 yearswere calculated. Patients were questioned about the early signs of stroke (with emphasis on the acronym FAST: F = Face uneven, A = Arm hanging down, S = Speech slurred, T = Time is vital [CAMALEÓN in Spanish]). Spearman’s evaluation was used to measure the association between risk and knowledge of signs.

Results:

A total of 300 participants were included; 208 (69.3%) were women and the mean age was 54.5 (±14.0) years. The most prevalent risk factors for stroke were sedentary lifestyle (46.3%), high blood pressure (40.0%), and diabetes (31.0%). The population median risk at 5 years was 3.6% (interquartile range (IQR) 1.9–7.0) and at 10 years 6.3% (IQR 3.1–14.0). Of all participants, 31.2% were aware of at least one early sign of stroke. No significant correlation was found between awareness of early signs and risk at 5 or 10 years (r = 0.039, p = 0.5; r = –0.05, p = 0.380, respectively).

Conclusions:

Knowledge of the signs of stroke is low but remains an ongoing goal for educational campaigns in Mexico. A large-scale national and long-lasting campaign is necessary, given the high risk of stroke in the population.

Keywords

  • population knowledge
  • risk factors
  • stroke
  • Mexico
  • primary prevention
  • Stroke Riskometer™ App

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