Table 1.
Characteristics of Stroke Survivors Receiving the Educational Program (n = 72)
Characteristic | n (%) |
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Gender | |
Male | 49 (68.1) |
Female | 23 (31.9) |
Highest Education Level | |
Less than high school | 12 (16.7) |
High school graduate | 19 (26.4) |
Partial college | 16 (22.2) |
College graduate | 14 (19.4) |
Graduate/professional school | 11 (15.3) |
Race/Ethnicity | |
African American | 13 (18.1) |
Asian | 2 (2.8) |
Hispanic | 14 (19.4) |
Non-Hispanic white | 43 (59.7) |
Previous Occupation | |
Housewife | 6 (8.3) |
Unskilled worker | 1 (1.4) |
Semiskilled worker | 10 (13.9) |
Skilled worker | 13 (18.1) |
Sales/clerical | 6 (8.3) |
Technician | 11 (15.3) |
Manager/owner | 10 (13.9) |
Administrator/professional | 5 (6.9) |
Executive/professional | 10 (13.9) |
Comorbidities | |
Hypertension | 63 (87.5) |
High cholesterol/lipids | 32 (44.4) |
Diabetes | 26 (36.1) |
Valvular heart disease | 21 (29.2) |
Cardiac arrhythmias | 16 (22.2) |
Smoking | 20 (27.8) |
Sleep apnea | 9 (12.5) |
Alcohol abuse | 9 (12.5) |
Coronary artery disease | 7 (9.7) |