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Table 1 Study Group Characteristics

From: Prevalence and predictors of post-stroke cognitive impairment among stroke survivors in Uganda

Characteristic

Frequency (%)

Overall

131 (100%)

Age (Mean (SD), [Range]) y

57.8(14.7); [20–91]

Age group ≤ 60y

74 (56.5%)

Age group > 60y

57 (43.5%)

Sex: Female

72 (54.9%)

Sex: Male

59 (45.0%)

High Education

66 (50.4%)

Low Education

65 (49.6%)

Marital status: Married

79 (60.3%)

Marital status: Single/Divorced/Widowed

52 (39.7%)

Work status: Working

61 (46.6%)

Work status: Not Working

70 (53.4%)

Living status: Alone/with relatives

62 (47.3%)

Living status: With Partner/Spouse

69 (52.7%)

Assessments

 

Cognitive Impairment: No

43 (33.6%)

Cognitive Impairment: Yes

85 (66.4%)

Stroke type: Ischemic

94 (71.8%)

Stroke type: Hemorrhagic

37 (28.2%)

TOAST Ischemic Stroke Subtypes

 

Large vessel atherosclerosis

40 (42.6%)

Cardioembolic

18 (19.1%)

Small vessel occlusion

25 (26.6%)

Stroke of undetermined cause

11 (11.7%)

Lipid Profile

Mean (SD), [Range]

HDL

1.5(0.8); [0.5–4.8]

LDL

2.9(1.1); [0.8–5.7]

CHOL

4.0(1.3): [1.6–7.4]

TG

2.1(0.9); [1.0–4.8]

Functional Assessments

Mean, Mode, Median, [Range]

MoCA Score

11.7, 0.0, 13.0; [0.0–28.0]

NIHSS Score

11.0, 10.0, 10.0; [0.0–30.0]

MRS score

3.3, 4.0, 4.0; [0.0–5.0]