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Table 1 Characteristics of the study patients

From: Early mortality and functional outcome after acute stroke in Uganda: prospective study with 30 day follow-up

Characteristics

All participants n (%)

Ischemic stroke participants n (%)

Hemorrhagic stroke participants n (%)

Sex

 Male

59 (46.5)

40 (45.5)

19 (48.7)

 Female

68 (53.5)

48 (54.5)

20 (51.3)

Age group (years)

 <51

38 (29.9)

28 (31.8)

10 (29.3)

 51–60

26 (20.5)

14 (15.9)

12 (30.8)

 61–70

26 (20.5)

20 (22.7)

6 (15.4)

 ≥71

37 (29.1)

26 (29.6)

11(28.2)

Median age (IQR)

60 (49–75)

62 (49–74.5)

60 (50–75)

Religion

 Catholic

42 (33.1)

29 (32.9)

13 (33.3)

 Protestant

48 (37.8)

33 (37.5)

15 (38.5)

 Islam

29 (22.8)

21 (23.9)

8 (20.5)

 Other

8 (6.3)

5 (5.7)

3 (7.7)

Highest level of education

 Never attended school

11 (8.7)

7 (7.9)

4 (10.3)

 Primary

60 (47.2)

43 (48.9)

17 (43.6)

 Secondary

38 (29.9)

26 (29.5)

12 (30.8)

 Tertiary

18 (14.2)

12 (13.6)

6 (15.4)

Marital status

 Single

8 (6.3)

5 (5.7)

3 (7.7)

 Separated or divorced

24 (18.9)

17 (19.3)

7 (17.9)

 Widowed

29 (22.8)

19 (21.6)

10 (25.6)

 Married

66 (52.0)

47 (53.4)

19 (48.7)

Employment level

 Un-employed

69 (54.3)

48 (54.5)

21 (53.8)

 Casual employment

44 (34.7)

28 (31.8)

16 (41.0)

 Professional employment

14 (11.0)

12 (13.6)

2 (5.1)

HIV status

 Negative

121 (95.3)

85 (96.6)

36 (92.3)

 Positive

6 (4.7)

3 (3.4)

3 (7.7)