TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 34 | 42.5 |
| Male | 46 | 57.5 |
| Total | 80 | 100.0 |
| Age | 63.00±12.10 | |
| Time since stroke (months) | 1.94±1.72 | |
| Occupation | ||
| House wife | 34 | 42.5 |
| Civil servant | 7 | 8.8 |
| Worker | 2 | 2.5 |
| Freelance | 37 | 46.3 |
| Total | 80 | 100.0 |
| Educational status | ||
| Left primary school | 19 | 23.8 |
| Primary school | 46 | 57.5 |
| Junior high school | 8 | 10.0 |
| High school | 6 | 7.5 |
| University | 1 | 1.3 |
| Total | 80 | 100.0 |
| Lesion location | ||
| MCA | 26 | 32.5 |
| PCA | 8 | 10.0 |
| ACA | 3 | 3.8 |
| LCA | 11 | 13.8 |
| Pons | 7 | 8.8 |
| Thalamus | 13 | 16.3 |
| Other | 5 | 6.3 |
| Lesion type | ||
| Thromboembolic | 73 | 89.8 |
| Haemorrhagic | 7 | 11.2 |
| Total | 80 | 100.0 |
| Involved side | ||
| Right | 38 | 47.5 |
| Left | 42 | 52.5 |
| Total | 80 | 100.0 |
| Co-morbidity | ||
| None | 12 | 15.0 |
| Hypertension (HT) | 48 | 60.0 |
| Diabetes Mellitus (DM) | 24 | 30.0 |
| Cardiac disease | 18 | 22.5 |
| Other | 13 | 16.3 |
ACA: Anterior cerebral artery; MCA: Middle cerebral artery PCA: Potsrior cerebral artery; LCA: Lentrıculostriat artery.