Table 2 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of stroke survivors for psychometric testing (n = 245)
Characteristics | Acute (n = 109) | Chronic (n = 136) | Total (n = 245) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age(mean ± SD)in years | 55.1 ± 12.9 | 60.21 ± 13.0 | 58.1 ± 13.5 |  |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 50 (45.9) | 92 (67.6) | 142 (58) |  |
 Female | 59 (54.1) | 44 (32.4) | 103 (42) | 0.01 |
Residence | ||||
 Urban | 84 (77.1) | 98 (72.1) | 182 (74.3) |  |
 Rural | 25 (22.9) | 38 (27.9) | 63 (25.7) | 0.37 |
Educational status | ||||
 Uneducated | 24 (22.0) | 44 (32.4) | 68 (27.8) |  |
 Primary school | 39 (35.8) | 54 (39.7) | 93 (37.9) |  |
 Secondary school | 24 (22) | 22 (16.2) | 46 (18.8) |  |
 Tertiary (college & above) | 22 (20.2) | 16 (11.8) | 38 (15.5) | 1.36 |
Religion | ||||
 Orthodox Christian | 94 (86.2) | 113 (83.1) | 207 (84.5) |  |
 Muslim | 13 (11.9) | 21 (15.4) | 34 (13.9) |  |
 Protestant | 1 (0.9) | 2 (1.5) | 3 (1.2) |  |
 Catholic | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 0.57 |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 6 (5.5) | 13 (9.6) | 19 (7.7) |  |
 Married | 93 (85.3) | 96 (70.6) | 189 (77.1) |  |
 Divorced | 4 (3.7) | 7 (5.1) | 11 (4.5) |  |
 Widowed | 6 (5.5) | 20 (14.7) | 26 (10.6) | 0.03 |
Employment status | ||||
 Farmers | 5 (4.6) | 13 (9.6) | 18 (7.3) |  |
 Employed | 20 (18.3) | 16 (11.8) | 36 (14.7) |  |
 Retired | 7 (6.4) | 22 (16.2) | 29 (11.8) |  |
 Business | 27 (24.8) | 23 (16.9) | 50 (20.4) |  |
 Others | 50 (45.9) | 62 (45.6) | 112 (45.7) | 0.03 |
Co-morbidities | ||||
 Hypertension | 70 (64.3) | 85 (62.5) | 155 (63.2) |  |
 Diabetes mellitus | 13 (11.9) | 15 (11) | 28 (11.4) |  |
 Heart problems | 16 (14.7) | 32 (23.5) | 48 (19.6) |  |
 Others | 10 (9.2) | 4 (2.9) | 14 (5.7) | 0.13 |
Affected side | ||||
 Right | 61 (56) | 86 (63.2) | 147 (60) |  |
 Left | 48 (44) | 50 (36.8) | 98 (40) | 0.2 |
Type of stroke | ||||
 Ischemic | 72 (66.1) | 94 (69.1) | 166 (67.8) |  |
 Hemorrhagic | 37 (33.9) | 42 (30.9) | 79 (32.2) | 0.6 |
 Stroke duration (month) mean ± SD | 2.3 ± 1.56 | 22.6 ± 12.7 | 14.65 ± 9.2 | 0.001 |