Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of stroke patients admitted to stroke unit of JUMC from March 10–July 10, 2017
Demographic and baseline characteristics | Frequency (n = 116) | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | < 45 | 26 | 22.4% |
45–65 | 65 | 56.0% | |
> 65 | 25 | 21.6% | |
Sex | Male | 73 | 62.9% |
Female | 43 | 37.1% | |
Residence | Rural | 84 | 72.4% |
Urban | 32 | 27.6% | |
Marital status | Married | 104 | 89.7% |
Widow | 11 | 9.5% | |
Divorced | 1 | 0.9% | |
Education status | Unable to read and write | 42 | 36.2% |
Able to read and write, informal education | 49 | 42.2% | |
Elementary school (1–8) | 17 | 14.7% | |
Secondary school (9–12) | 3 | 2.6% | |
College/university or above | 5 | 4.3% | |
Occupational status (over the last 1 years) | Agriculture / farmer | 44 | 37.9% |
Homemaker/ housewives | 41 | 35.3% | |
Merchant | 11 | 9.5% | |
Retired | 6 | 5.2% | |
Government employee | 5 | 4.3% | |
Other own business work | 5 | 4.3% | |
Skilled/unskilled manual labor/ daily worker | 4 | 3.4% | |
Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) | < 18.5 (underweight) | 24 | 20.7% |
18.6–24.9 (normal) | 74 | 63.8% | |
25.0–29.9 (overweight) | 18 | 15.5% | |
Approximated monthly income (Dollar) | None (dependent) | 20 | 17.2% |
< 20 | 46 | 39.7% | |
20–40 | 25 | 21.6% | |
> 40 | 25 | 21.6% | |