Table 2.
Stroke prevalence (weighted results).
| Study sample | Population n (%) | Stroke patients n (%) | pa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6963 | 35 (0.50) | |
| Mean age (y) 28.8 ± 20.2 | |||
| Males 49.4% | |||
| Sex | 0.210 | ||
| Males | 3442 (49.4) | 21 (0.60) | |
| Females | 3521 (50.6) | 14 (0.40) | |
| Age (y) | 0.000 | ||
| <40 | 5213 (74.9) | 3 (0.06)b | |
| 40–49 | 640 (9.2) | 3 (0.50) | |
| 50–59 | 501 (7.2) | 10 (2.00)b | |
| 60–69 | 347 (5.0) | 7 (2.02)b | |
| 70–79 | 198 (2.8) | 6 (3.03)b | |
| ⩾80 | 64 (0.9) | 6 (9.38)b | |
| Governorate | 0.075 | ||
| Mount Lebanon | 2585 (37.1) | 18 (0.70) | |
| Beirut | 883 (12.7) | 4 (0.45) | |
| North Lebanon | 1519 (21.8) | 2 (0.13)b | |
| South Lebanon | 1073 (15.4) | 4 (0.37) | |
| Bekaa | 903 (13.0) | 6 (0.66) | |
| Crowding indexc | 0.025 | ||
| ⩽1 | 3101 (46.3) | 20 (0.64) | |
| >1 | 3590 (53.7) | 10 (0.28) |
a
A Chi-square test was used for comparison between groups (likelihood ratio for small proportions).
b
Significant difference (standardized residuals comparison).
c
Number of inhabitants per room (3.9% missing values).