Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the stroke survivors of this study.
| Characteristics | (N = 328) |
|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | |
| Age (yr) | 64.9 (13.4) |
| GCS (score) | 13.8 (2.4) |
| BI (score) | 53.4 (28.1) |
| Frequency (%) | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 214 (65.2) |
| Female | 114 (34.8) |
| mRS (score) | |
| 0–2 | 88 (26.8) |
| 3–4 | 176 (53.7) |
| 5 | 64 (19.5) |
| Education | |
| Primary school and below | 112 (34.1) |
| Junior high school/technical secondary school | 170 (51.8) |
| College and above | 46 (14) |
| Marital status | |
| Married/stable union | 276 (84.1) |
| Divorced/widowed/single | 52 (15.9) |
| Type of stroke | |
| Ischemic | 192 (58.5) |
| Hemorrhagic | 128 (39) |
| Both | 8 (2.4) |
| Physical dysfunction | |
| Yes | 256 (78) |
| No | 72 (22) |
| Swallowing dysfunction | |
| Yes | 94 (28.7) |
| No | 234 (71.3) |
| Health insurance | |
| Public expense | 2 (0.6) |
| Medical insurance for urban workers | 162 (49.4) |
| Medical insurance for nonworking urban residents | 159 (48.5) |
| Business insurance | 2 (0.6) |
| Self pay | 3 (0.9) |
BI = Barthel Index, GCS = Glasgow coma scale, mRS = modified Rankin Scale.