Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of acute stroke patients admitted to Yekatit 12 hospital medical college, addis Ababa, Ethiopia. N control 166, N cases 83.
Variables | Case: > 4 hr., n,% | Control: ≤ 4 hr., n,% | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 38 (45.8) | 88 (53.0) | 0.282 |
Male | 45 (54.2) | 78 (47.0) | ||
Age | <=60 | 48 (57.8) | 73 (44.0) | 0.039 |
> 60 | 35 (42.2) | 93 (56.0) | ||
Marital status | Single | 12 (14.5) | 31 (18.7) | 0.055* |
Married | 63 (75.9) | 116 (69.9) | ||
Divorced | 4 (8) | 14 (8.4) | ||
Widowed | 4 (8) | 5 (3.0) | ||
Health Insurance | Yes | 32 (38.6) | 37 (22.3) | 0.007** |
No | 51 (61.4) | 129 (77.7) | ||
place of living | Addis Ababa | 70 (84.3) | 158 (95.2) | 0.004** |
Out of AA | 13 (15.7) | 8 (4.8) | ||
mode of arrival | Ambulance | 36 (43.4) | 70 (42.2) | 0.856 |
Other a | 47 (56.6) | 96 (57.8) | ||
referral system | Health institution | 50 (60.2) | 94 (56.6) | 0.586 |
Self | 33 (39.8) | 72 (43.4) | ||
stroke time onset | Day (6 am-6 pm) | 43 (51.8) | 106 (63.9) | 0.05* |
Night (6 pm-6 am) | 40 (48.2) | 60 (36.1) | ||