Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants with stroke
Age groups | Total N = 369 (%) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 45 years n = 123 (%) | > 45 years n = 246 (%) | |||
Female | 68 (55.3) | 138 (56.1) | 206 (55.8) | 0.882 |
Marital status | ||||
Ever Married | 89 (72.4) | 244 (99.2) | 333 (90.2) | < 0.001 |
Never Married | 34 (27.6) | 2 (0.8) | 36 (9.8) | |
Residence | ||||
Dar-es-Salaam | 92 (74.8) | 195 (79.3) | 287 (77.8) | 0.33 |
Health Insurance coverage | ||||
Yes | 37 (30.1) | 65 (26.4) | 102 (27.6) | 0.459 |
Alcohol consumption | ||||
Ever | 28 (22.8) | 45 (18.3) | 73 (19.8) | 0.309 |
Never | 95 (77.2) | 201 (81.7) | 296 (80.2) | |
Current | 23 (18.7) | 25 (10.2) | 48 (13) | 0.022 |
Cigarette Smoking | ||||
Ever | 8 (6.5) | 17 (6.9) | 25 (6.8) | 0.884 |
Never | 115 (93.5) | 229 (93.1) | 344 (93.2) | |
Current | 3 (2.4) | 12 (4.9) | 15 (4.1) | 0.263 |