Table 1 Demographic features and stroke risk factor profiles of the study participants
Variable | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (mean = 36.8 ± 14.0 yrs) | ||
< 50 years | 554 | 80 |
≥ 50 years | 139 | 20 |
Gender | ||
Male | 374 | 54 |
Female | 319 | 46 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 554 | 80 |
Moslem | 111 | 16 |
Traditional religion | 21 | 3 |
Other | 7 | 1 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 267 | 38 |
Single | 281 | 41 |
Widowed | 68 | 10 |
Separated | 50 | 7 |
Divorced | 27 | 4 |
Highest education attained | ||
Illiterate | 97 | 14 |
Primary | 104 | 15 |
Secondary | 360 | 52 |
Tertiary | 132 | 19 |
Monthly income (Cedis) | ||
< 100 | 180 | 26 |
100-999 | 270 | 39 |
1000-1999 | 21 | 3 |
2000-2999 | 14 | 2 |
≥ 3000 | 14 | 2 |
Unemployed | 194 | 28 |
Stroke risk factors | ||
Alcohol intake | 118 | 17 |
Hypertension | 76 | 11 |
Smoking | 47 | 7 |
Previous stroke | 43 | 6 |
High cholesterol | 25 | 4 |
Heart disease | 19 | 3 |
Diabetes | 17 | 2 |
At least one stroke risk factor | 274 | 40 |