Table 1 Patient characteristics
Characteristics | Overall n = 410 |
|---|---|
Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 236 (57.6) |
Female | 174 (42.4) |
Age, years mean (SD) | 58.72 (13.63) |
Age, years, n (%) | |
17–24 years | 6 (1.5) |
25–49 years | 104 (25.4) |
50–64 years | 146 (35.6) |
65–79 years | 134 (32.7) |
≥ 80 years | 20 (4.9) |
Location type, n (%) | |
Capital | 154 (37.6) |
Periurban area | 39 (9.5) |
Rural | 217 (52.9) |
Occupational status, n (%) | |
Active | 217 (52.9) |
Inactive | 183 (44.6) |
Unemployed | 10 (2.4) |
Level of education, n (%) | |
No formal schooling | 2 (0.5) |
Less than primary school | 5 (1.2) |
Primary school completed | 54 (13.2) |
Secondary school completed | 92 (22.4) |
High school completed | 126 (30.7) |
College/university completed | 130 (31.7) |
Postgraduate degree | 1 (0.2) |
Stroke type, n (%) | |
Hemorrhagic stroke | 89 (21.7) |
Cerebral infarction | 321 (78.3) |
Post-stroke sequels, n (%) | |
Hemiplegia/hemiparesis | 367 (89.5) |
Tetraplegia/quadriplegia | 11 (2.7) |
Dysphagia | 18 (4.4) |
Dysphasia | 61 (14.9) |
Dysarthria/anarthria | 33 (8.1) |
Ataxia | 39 (9.5) |
Post-stroke depression | 67 (16.3) |
Risk factors for stroke, n (%) | |
Diabetes | 88 (21.5) |
Hypertension | 310 (75.6) |
Hyperlipidemia | 121 (29.5) |
Atrial fibrillation | 37 (9.0) |
Ischemic heart disease | 52 (12.7) |
Heart failure | 11 (2.7) |
Alcohol consumption | 272 (66.3) |
Smoking | 117 (28.5) |
FIM at admission, mean (SD) | 76.47 (29.5) |
Barthel Index at admission, mean (SD) | 49.55 (34.49) |
Time since diagnosis of stroke (months), mean (SD) | 10.07 (26.4) |