Table 4.
Stroke symptoms provided by participants in response to an open-ended question grouped by gender, age group, place of residence, education level, and profession.
| Consciousness Disturbances | Headache | Speech Disturbances | Face or mouth Asymmetry | Paresis, Paralysis | Sensory Symptoms | Vertigo, Dizziness | Nausea, Vomiting | Other | Don’t Know | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | ||||||||||
| n | 379 | 297 | 119 | 37 | 221 | 62 | 51 | 67 | 70 | 481 |
| % | 33.4 | 26.2 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 19.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 42.4 |
| Gender * | ||||||||||
| female, n | 269 | 218 | 91 | 25 | 164 | 48 | 33 | 48 | 51 | 289 |
| % | 35.8 | 29.0 | 12.1 | 3.3 | 21.8 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 38.4 |
| male, n | 110 | 79 | 28 | 12 | 57 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 192 |
| % | 28.8 | 20.7 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 14.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 50.3 |
| Age group | ||||||||||
| <45 years, n | 218 | 195 | 74 | 16 | 150 | 39 | 35 | 42 | 46 | 297 |
| % | 31.0 | 27.7 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 21.3 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 42.2 |
| ≥45 years, n | 161 | 102 | 45 | 21 | 71 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 184 |
| % | 37.4 | 23.7 | 10.4 | 4.9 | 16.5 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 42.7 |
| Place of residence * | ||||||||||
| urban, n | 261 | 185 | 88 | 27 | 152 | 50 | 32 | 47 | 56 | 296 |
| % | 35.5 | 25.2 | 12.0 | 3.7 | 20.7 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 40.3 |
| rural, n | 118 | 112 | 31 | 10 | 69 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 185 |
| % | 29.6 | 28.1 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 17.3 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 46.4 |
| Education duration * | ||||||||||
| <10 years, n | 75 | 56 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 152 |
| % | 26.7 | 19.9 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 11.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 54.1 |
| >10 years, n | 304 | 241 | 106 | 26 | 190 | 50 | 39 | 52 | 64 | 329 |
| % | 35.6 | 28.3 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 22.3 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 38.6 |
| Stroke in relatives or friends * | ||||||||||
| yes, n | 142 | 96 | 58 | 21 | 98 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 40 | 80 |
| % | 43.4 | 29.4 | 17.7 | 6.4 | 30.0 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 12.2 | 24.5 |
| no, n | 237 | 201 | 61 | 16 | 123 | 42 | 35 | 48 | 30 | 401 |
| % | 29.4 | 24.9 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 15.2 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 49.7 |
| Profession | ||||||||||
| white-collar worker, n | 154 | 111 | 61 | 15 | 107 | 29 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 180 |
| % | 34.1 | 24.6 | 13.5 | 3.3 | 23.7 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 39.8 |
| retired, n | 91 | 70 | 24 | 7 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 126 |
| % | 33.3 | 25.6 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 13.9 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 46.2 |
| manual worker, n | 59 | 53 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 108 |
| % | 26.2 | 23.6 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 12.4 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 48.0 |
| unemployed, n | 24 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 40 |
| % | 31.2 | 28.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 18.2 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 51.9 |
| health care professional, n | 38 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 12 |
| % | 51.4 | 41.9 | 20.3 | 5.4 | 39.2 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 18.9 | 16.2 |
| private business, n | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| % | 39.4 | 30.3 | 9.1 | 15.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 12.1 | 45.5 | ||
Note: Between-groups comparisons performed with Cochran–Mantel–Haenszel test, * indicates p < 0.05. Proportions in the Profession category were not analyzed.