Introduction: This study was aimed at investigating the vascular risk factors associated with the first stroke. It highlighted unfavorable trends in stroke mortality in the region gravitating towards the general hospital in Doboj.
Material and methods: The study included all patients hospitalized with the diagnosis of first stroke and their main vascular risk factors were explored, both in terms of their importance in the occurrence of stroke, and in terms of gender and age lines. The research results were statistically processed, analyzed and commented on.
Results: The most common risk factor for the first stroke included hypertension (70%), smoking (35%), heart diseases (28%), diabetes mellitus (28%), hyperlipoproteinemia (26%), atrial fibrillation (18.5%) and immoderate consumption of alcohol (17%).
Conclusion: The presence of vascular risk factors in the majority of patients is important, and at least one of them was present in 80% of patients. Alcohol consumption, smoking and hyperlipoproteinemia were significantly more frequent in men, and atrial fibrillation was more frequent in women. Arterial hypertension, heart disease and diabetes mellitus were present