Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics, clinical profiles, nutrition status and physical activity level of the stroke survivors (n = 366)
Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (mean ± sd) | 59 ± 11 |
Age | Â |
< 60 years | 170 (46) |
≥ 60 years | 196 (54) |
Sex | Â |
Female | 161 (44) |
Male | 205 (56) |
Marital status | Â |
Married | 272 (74) |
Single | 22 (6) |
Divorced | 12 (3) |
Widowed | 60 (17) |
Education | Â |
Primary and less | 128 (35) |
Secondary | 196 (54) |
Tertiary | 42 (11) |
Working status | Â |
Employed | 42 (12) |
Unemployed | 324 (88) |
Income | Â |
< MYR 3000 | 80 (22) |
≥ MYR 3000 | 286 (78) |
Number of comorbidities | Â |
0–2 | 156 (43) |
3–4 | 189 (51) |
≥ 5 | 21 (6) |
Obesity (Body mass index ≥ 27.5 kg/m2) |  |
Yes | 102 (28) |
No | 264 (72) |
Smoking status | Â |
Never smoke | 226 (62) |
Ex-smoker | 115 (31) |
Smoking | 25 (7) |
Type of stroke | Â |
Ischaemic | 284 (78) |
Haemorrhagic | 82 (22) |
Time since stroke | Â |
< 12 months | 187 (51) |
≥ 12 months | 179 (49) |
Number of stroke episodes | Â |
First | 292 (80) |
Recurrent | 74 (20) |
Location of stroke | Â |
Left | 178 (49) |
Right | 133 (36) |
Unspecified | 51 (14) |
Bilateral | 4 (1) |
Aphasia | Â |
Yes | 120 (33) |
No | 246 (67) |
Wheelchair user | Â |
Yes | 104 (28) |
No | 262 (72) |
Malnutrition risk | Â |
High risk (≥ 2 points) | 150 (41) |
Low risk (< 2 point) | 216 (59) |
Physical activity | Â |
Low (< 600 min MET-min/week) | 239 (65) |
Moderate and high (≥ 600 MET-min/week) | 127 (35) |
Respondents | Â |
Patient | 265 (72) |
Proxy | 101 (28) |