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Table 4 Prevalence of diagnosed diseases among the study population, adjusted for sex (male = 22, female = 76)

From: Prevalence and incidence of neurological disorders among adult Ugandans in rural and urban Mukono district; a cross-sectional study

Diagnosed diseases

Sex

Number of observed cases

Prevalence % (95% CI)

Prevalence ratio (95% CI)

Stroke

Male

2

9.1 (2.3–36.3)

Reference

Female

12

15.8 (9.0–27.8)

1.7 (0.4–7.8)

Epilepsy

Male

4

18.2 (6.8–48.4)

Reference

Female

9

11.8 (6.2–22.8)

0.7 (0.2–2.1)

Pain syndrome

Male

3

13.6 (4.4–42.3)

Reference

Female

7

9.2 (4.4–19.3)

0.7 (0.2–2.6)

Peripheral neuropathy

Male

7

31.8 (15.2–66.7)

Reference

Female

26

34.2 (23.3–50.2)

1.1 (0.5–2.5)

Tremors

Male

2

9.1 (2.2–36.3)

Reference

Female

6

7.9 (3.5–17.6)

0.9 (0.2–4.3)

Chronic headaches

Male

4

18.2 (6.8–48.4)

Reference

Female

16

21.1 (12.9–34.4)

1.2 (0.4–3.5)