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Table 2.

Clinico-demographic profile of stroke survivors and its associations with Zarit Caregiver Burden Scores

Variable	Mean (SD)/n (%)	Zarit, mean (SD)	TOS	df	P
Zarit Mean Burden Score		31.6 (10.5)
SS mean age (years)	61.63 (12.5)
Gender
Male	94 (62.7)	31.63 (10.6)	0.042	148	0.967
Female	56 (37.3)	31.55 (10.5)	0.042	148	0.967
Marital status
Unmarried	52 (34.7)	31.79 (9.8)	−0.160	148	0.873
Married	98 (65.3)	31.50 (10.9)	−0.160	148	0.873
Employment status
Employed	21 (14.0)	24.14 (9.6)	−3.651	148	<0.001
Unemployed	129 (86.0)	32.81 (10.2)	−3.651	148	<0.001
Stoke duration (months)
≤12	84 (56.0)	32.20 (10.6)	0.791	148	0.430
>12	66 (44.0)	30.83 (10.5)	0.791	148	0.430
Stroke lateralization
Right	76 (50.7)	30.62 (10.5)	1.297®	2	0.277
Left	71 (43.7)	32.89 (10.4)
Indeterminate/brain stem	3 (2.0)	26.00 (14.4)
Dysarthria/aphasia
Yes	79 (52.7)	35.36 (10.2)	4.972	148	<0.001
No	71 (47.3)	27.42 (9.2)	4.972	148	<0.001
SS incontinence (urine and/or fecal)
Yes	44 (29.3)	42.39 (6.0)	10.800	148	<0.001
No	106 (70.7)	27.12 (8.5)	10.800	148	<0.001
Modified Rankin Scale
None/slight disability	70 (46.7)	24.80 (8.1)	9.308	148	<0.001
Moderate-moderately severe disability	80 (53.3)	37.55 (8.6)	9.308	148	<0.001
Monthly health bill (Naira)
≤10,000	60 (40.0)	26.35 (9.3)	−5.461	148	<0.001
>10,000	90 (60.0)	35.10 (9.9)	−5.461	148	<0.001
Health bill paid by
CG + CG/SS	35 (23.3)	35.37 (10.2)	2.467	148	0.015
Others	115 (76.7)	30.45 (10.4)	2.467	148	0.015
SS medical comorbidity
Yes	19 (12.7)	37.53 (9.0)	2.686	148	0.008
No	131 (87.3)	30.74 (10.5)	2.686	148	0.008
SS psychological symptoms
Yes	21 (14.0)	40.05 (7.6)	4.190	148	<0.001
No	129 (86.0)	30.22 (10.3)	4.190	148	<0.001
Total	150 (100.0)

SD – Standard deviation; df – Difference of means; TOS – Test of significance; In bold - Statistically significant; CG – Caregiver; SS – Stroke survivor; P – Level of significance