Table 1.

Bivariate analysis of socio-demographic characteristics associated with ischemic stroke.

Factor	Category	Cases		Control		p Value
		Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
Gender	Female	103	48.13	106	49.53	0.772
	Male	111	51.86	108	50.47
Marital Status	Single	13	6.07	20	9.34	<0.001 *
	Married	119	55.60	149	69.63
	Divorced	5	2.34	4	1.87
	Widowed	77	35.98	41	19.16
Education	Not educated	51	23.83	83	38.60	<0.001 *
	School education	99	46.26	78	36.45
	Non-healthcare education	60	28.04	36	16.82
	Healthcare education	4	1.87	17	7.94
Employment	Not employed	152	71.03	147	68.69	0.65
	Employed	31	14.48	29	13.55
	Free profession	31	14.48	38	17.76
Age	Mean + SD	68.589 ± 13.436		66.841 ± 14.488		0.196

* represents p < 0.05.