Table 1.
Sociodemographic, behavioral, and baseline clinical profile of stroke survivors in Northwest Ethiopia, 2021.
| Variables | PSCI N (%) | Non-PSCI N (%) | Total N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 39 (9.7) | 140 (34.7) | 179 (44.4) |
| Female | 83 (20.6) | 141 (34.9) | 224 (55.6) | |
| Age | 20–29 | 1 (0.2) | 5 (1.24) | 6 (1.5) |
| 30–39 | 2 (0.5) | 14 (3.5) | 16 (4.0) | |
| 40–49 | 8 (2.0) | 33 (8.2) | 41 (10.2) | |
| 50–59 | 16 (4.0) | 79 (19.6) | 95 (23.6) | |
| 60–69 | 42 (10.4) | 73 (18.1) | 115 (28.5) | |
| 70–79 | 41 (10.2) | 64 (15.9) | 105 (26.0) | |
| 80–89 | 12 (3.0) | 13 (3.2) | 25 (6.2) | |
| Residence | Urban | 30 (7.4) | 99 (24.6) | 129 (32.0) |
| Rural | 92 (22.8) | 182 (45.16) | 274 (70.0) | |
| Education | No formal education | 92 (22.8) | 177 (43.9) | 269 (66.7) |
| Able to read and write | 12 (3.0) | 43 (10.7) | 55 (13.6) | |
| Primary and secondary | 10 (2.5) | 39 (9.7) | 49 (12.2) | |
| Tertiary + | 8 (1.98) | 22 (5.4) | 30 (7.4) | |
| Occupation | Housewife | 78 (19.3) | 131 (32.5) | 209 (51.9) |
| Farmer | 31 (7.7) | 89 (22.1) | 120 (29.8) | |
| Government employee | 6 (1.5) | 18 (4.5) | 24 (6.0) | |
| Merchant | 4 (1.00) | 26 (6.4) | 30 (7.4) | |
| Retired | 3 (0.7) | 17 (4.2) | 20 (5.0) | |
| Marital status | Married | 94 (23.3) | 235 (58.3) | 329 (81.6) |
| Widowed | 16 (4.0) | 13 (3.2) | 29 (7.2) | |
| Divorced | 10 (2.5) | 20 (5.0) | 30 (7.4) | |
| Unmarried | 2 (0.5) | 13 (77.7) | 15 (3.7) | |
| Alcohol use | Non-drinker | 72 (17.9) | 163 (40.4) | 235 (58.3) |
| Past drinker | 37 (9.2) | 87 (21.6) | 124 (30.8) | |
| Current drinker | 13 (3.2) | 31 (7.7) | 44 (10.9) | |
| Cigarette smoking | Non-smoker | 117 (29.0) | 272 (67.5) | 389 (96.5) |
| Past smoker | 5 (1.2) | 9 (2.2) | 14 (3.5) | |
| Fruit and vegetable eating | <2 times per week | 119 (29.5) | 264 (65.5) | 383 (95.0) |
| 3–4 times per week | 3 (0.7) | 17 (4.2) | 20 (5.0) | |
| Physical activity level | Extremely inactive | 4 (1.0) | 16 (4.0) | 20 (5.0) |
| Sedentary | 23 (5.7) | 52 (12.9) | 75 (18.6) | |
| Moderately active | 87 (21.6) | 182 (45.2) | 269 (66.7) | |
| Vigorously active | 3 (0.7) | 7 (1.7) | 10 (2.5) | |
| Extremely active | 5 (1.2) | 24 (5.9) | 29 (7.2) | |
| Comorbidity | No comorbidity | 57 (14.1) | 163 (40.4) | 220 (54.6) |
| Hypertension | 35 (8.7) | 69 (17.1) | 104 (25.8) | |
| Previous stroke | 10 (2.5) | 4 (1.0) | 14 (3.5) | |
| Congestive heart failure | 10 (2.5) | 20 (5.0) | 30 (7.4) | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 5 (1.2) | 10 (2.5) | 15 (3.7) | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 3 (0.7) | 7 (1.73) | 10 (2.5) | |
| Atrial Fibrillation | 2 (0.2) | 8 (2.0) | 10 (2.5) | |
| Type of stroke | Ischemic stroke | 78 (19.3) | 195 (48.4) | 273 (67.7) |
| Hemorrhagic stroke | 44 (10.9) | 86 (21.3) | 130 (32.2) | |
| Type of hemorrhage | Parenchymal | 28 (6.9) | 57 (14.1) | 85 (21.1) |
| Ventricular with subarachnoid extension | 12 (2.97) | 23 (5.70) | 35 (8.7) | |
| Parenchymal and ventricular | 2 (0.5) | 3 (0.7) | 5 (1.2) | |
| Parenchymal with ventricular and subarachnoid extension | 1 (0.2) | 4 (1.0) | 5 (1.2) | |
| Site of hemorrhage | Ventricular | 17 (4.2) | 33 (8.2) | 50 (12.4) |
| Left cerebral | 15 (3.7) | 35 (8.7) | 50 (12.4) | |
| Right cerebral | 10 (2.5) | 10 (2.5) | 20 (5.0) | |
| Subcortical gray matter | 2 (0.5) | 3 (0.7) | 5 (1.2) | |
| Multi-focal | 0 | 5 (1.2) | 5 (1.2) | |
| Site of Ischemia | Left cerebral | 31 (7.7) | 83 (20.6) | 114 (28.3) |
| Right cerebral | 28 (6.9) | 77 (19.1) | 105 (26.0) | |
| Subcortical gray matter | 12 (3.0) | 22 (5.4) | 34 (8.4) | |
| Muti-focal | 5 (1.2) | 10 (2.5) | 15 (3.7) | |
| Brain stem | 2 (0.2) | 3 (0.7) | 5 (1.2) | |
| Time from symptom onset to hospital arrival | ≤24 h | 72 (17.9) | 192 (47.6) | 264 (65.5) |
| 25–48 h | 19 (4.71) | 31 (7.7) | 50 (12.4) | |
| >48 h | 31 (7.7) | 58 (14.4) | 89 (22.1) | |
| Time from Hospital arrival to initiation of treatment | ≤3 h | 99 (24.5) | 214 (53.1) | 313 (77.7) |
| 4–12 h | 21 (5.2) | 59 (14.6) | 80 (19.8) | |
| 13–24 h | 1 (0.2) | 4 (1.0) | 5 (1.2) | |
| >24 h | 1 (0.2) | 4 (1.0) | 5 (1.2) | |
| Admission GCS score category | Poor | 15 (3.7) | 15 (3.7) | 30 (7.4) |
| Moderate | 49 (12.2) | 116 (28.7) | 165 (40.9) | |
| Good | 58 (14.4) | 150 (37.2) | 208 (51.6) | |
| Admission mRS score | No disability | 1 (0.2) | 4 (1.0) | 5 (1.2) |
| Slight disability | 2 (0.5) | 13 (3.2) | 15 (3.7) | |
| Moderate disability | 75 (18.61) | 208 (51.6) | 283 (70.2) | |
| Moderately severe disability | 44 (10.9) | 56 (13.9) | 100 (24.8) | |
| Severe disability | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Admission NIHSS score | Minor stroke | 3 (0.7) | 12 (3.0) | 15 (3.7) |
| Moderate stroke | 46 (11.4) | 132 (32.7) | 178 (44.2) | |
| Moderately severe stroke | 55 (13.6) | 115 (28.5) | 170 (42.2) | |
| Severe stroke | 18 (4.4) | 22 (5.4) | 40 (9.9) | |
| Discharge mRS score | No disability | 2 (0.5) | 3 (0.7) | 5 (1.2) |
| Slight disability | 28 (7.0) | 80 (19.8) | 108 (26.8) | |
| Moderate disability | 52 (12.9) | 148 (36.7) | 200 (49.6) | |
| Moderately severe disability | 39 (9.7) | 46 (11.4) | 85 (21.1) | |
| Severe disability | −0.2 | 4 (1.0) | 5 (1.2) | |
| Discharge NIHSS score | Minor stroke | 2 (0.49) | 7 (1.7) | 9 (2.2) |
| Moderate stroke | 65 (16.13) | 189 (46.9) | 254 (63.0) | |
| Moderately severe stroke | 40 (9.92) | 75 (18.6) | 115 (28.5) | |
| Severe stroke | 15 (3.72) | 10 (2.5) | 25 (6.2) |
SD, standard deviation; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale.