Background: Stroke is a cerebrovascular disease which until now the third leading
cause of death in the world. Stroke can cause physical disability to psychosocial
disfunction, such as cognitive impairment. This study aimed to analyze the
relationship between gender and cognitive impairment after ischemic stroke first
attack with left hemisphere lesions.
Methods: This type of research is an observational analytic with cross-sectional
approach. Sample of this study were post ischemic stroke patients with a total
sample of 60 people. Measuring instrument used was Mini Mental State Examination
(MMSE), and performed data analysis with multiple logistic regression analysis.
Results: After the study on a sample of 60 post-stroke patients with a first
ischemic attack left hemisphere lesions found post-stroke cognitive impairment in
male patients amounted to 46.7%, whereas in female patients by 30%. The results
of calculations using Binary Logistic Regression Analysis obtained OR = 0.14; CI
95% 0025 to 0794 and p = 0026. From these data showed statistically significant
relationship between the gender with cognitive impairment after ischemic stroke
first attack with left hemisphere lesions.
Conclusions: There is a statistically significant relationship between gender to
cognitive impairment on post-ischemic stroke patients. This conclusion is drawn
after controlling for the effects of confounding factors such as age, level of
education and cardiovascular risk factors: diabetes mellitus, hypertension,
dyslipidemia
