Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of patients with stroke at Western Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2021
| Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCS level | ≤ 8 | 144 | 25.35 |
| 9 – 12 | 177 | 31.16 | |
| > 12 | 247 | 43.49 | |
| Stroked body part | Bilateral | 85 | 14.96 |
| Unilateral | 483 | 85.04 | |
| Type of stroke | Ischemic | 367 | 64.61 |
| Hemorrhagic | 201 | 35.39 | |
| Hypertension | No | 268 | 47.18 |
| Yes | 300 | 52.82 | |
| Heart diseases | No | 474 | 83.45 |
| Yes | 94 | 16.15 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | No | 507 | 89.26 |
| Yes | 61 | 10.74 | |
| GERD | No | 339 | 59.68 |
| Yes | 229 | 40.32 | |
| Dysphagia | No | 324 | 57.04 |
| Yes | 244 | 42.96 |
GCS Glasgow comma scale, GERD Gastro esophageal Disease