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The prevalence of major vascular risk factors is steadily increasing, influenced by new lifestyles in the general population including unhealthy eating habits such as high-fat meals. The objective was to assess the lipid profile of patients hospitalized for stroke by identifying those presenting with dyslipidemias. The study focused on lipid profile results from 609 patients. All variables were included in the a priori model without any selection, with lipid and anthropometric variables (age, sex). The means and standard deviations of the analyzed lipid fractions were respectively: TC (1.89; 0.55); HDL (0.49; 0.24); LDL (1.24; 0.50) and TG (0.90; 0.41). After controlling for confounding factors by bivariate analysis, the results obtained for pure dyslipidemias showed that HDL was significantly associated primarily with stroke [OR 1.77; 95% CI 1.15-2.72; p=0.002] followed by LDL [OR 2.00; 95% CI 1.04-3.87; p=0.03]. The observed frequency of stroke was 72% for the ischemic form and 28% for the hemorrhagic form. It increased with age regardless of type. The extreme ages of patients were 17 and 95 years with a mean of 62.8 years. Men represented 53% of cases and women 47% of cases. The overall mortality rate was 25%. Among deceased patients presenting with dyslipidemia, the majority had a significant decrease in HDL-cholesterol levels. Keywords: Stroke, Pure dyslipidemia, Vascular risk factors.