Variables | Actions to be taken during stroke | Â | Recognition of Stroke Symptoms | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor Practice, n (%) | Good Practice, n (%) | p-value | Poor Recognition, n (%) | Good Recognition, n (%) | p-value | |
Age |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  | 0.001 |
  < 45 | 614 (31.6) | 1328 (68.4) |  | 344 (17.6) | 1613 (82.4) |  |
  ≥ 45 | 433 (20.4) | 1689 (79.6) |  | 292 (13.7) | 1839 (86.3) |  |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.002 | Â | Â | 0.056 |
 Male | 383 (23.3) | 1264 (76.7) |  | 279 (16.9) | 1373 (83.1) |  |
 Female | 663 (27.6) | 1743 (72.4) |  | 356 (14.7) | 2069 (85.3) |  |
Ethnicity |  |  | 0.001 |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Malay | 422 (27.0) | 1143(73.0) |  | 184 (11.7) | 1383 (88.3) |  |
 Non-Malay | 348 (22.0) | 1237 (78.0) |  | 284 (17.9) | 1307 (82.1) |  |
Marital Status | Â | Â | 0.762 | Â | Â | 0.644 |
 Single | 99 (31.4) | 216 (68.6) |  | 57 (17.8) | 263 (82.2) |  |
 Married | 119 (32.5) | 247 (67.5) |  | 62 (16.5) | 314 (83.5) |  |
Employment status | Â | 0.254 | Â | Â | 0.825 | |
 Unemployed | 39 (25.8) | 112 (74.2) |  | 28 (18.1) | 127 (81.9) |  |
 Employed | 90 (31.0) | 200 (69.0) |  | 51 (17.2) | 245 (82.8) |  |
Education Level | Â | Â | 0.048 | Â | Â | 0.126 |
 None/Primary | 22 (23.7) | 71 (76.3) |  | 21 (22.6) | 72 (77.4) |  |
 Secondary/Tertiary missing | 179 (34.1) | 346 (65.9) |  | 87 (16.1) | 453 (83.9) |  |
Smoking | Â | Â | 0.004 | Â | Â | 0.941 |
 Yes | 71 (31.8) | 152 (68.2) |  | 33 (14.7) | 192 (85.3) |  |
 No | 597 (23.3) | 1963 (76.7) |  | 372 (14.5) | 2196 (85.5) |  |
Alcohol | Â | Â | 0.426 | Â | Â | 0.153 |
 Yes | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) |  | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) |  |
 No | 671 (24.1) | 2114 (75.9) |  | 404 (14.5) | 2391 (85.5) |  |
Hypertension | Â | Â | 0.006 | Â | Â | 0.002 |
 Yes | 48 (5.4) | 846 (94.6) |  | 15 (10.9) | 122 (89.1) |  |
 No | 234 (8.2) | 2634 (91.8) |  | 68 (16.4) | 346 (83.6) |  |
Diabetes |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  | 0.219 |
 Yes | 57 (14.0) | 350 (86.0) |  | 51 (12.5) | 357 (87.5) |  |
 No | 614 (25.8) | 1766 (74.2) |  | 354 (14.8) | 2035 (85.2_ |  |
Past History of Heart Attack | Â | 0.016 | Â | Â | 0.356 | |
 Yes | 21 (15.4) | 115 (84.6) |  | 16 (11.8) | 120 (88.2) |  |
 No | 650 (24.5) | 2001 (75.5) |  | 389 (14.6) | 2272 (84.4) |  |
Past History of Stroke | Â | 0.476 | Â | Â | 0.125 | |
 Yes | 13 (20.3) | 51 (79.7) |  | 5 (7.8) | 59 (92.2) |  |
 No | 658 (24.2) | 2065 (75.8) |  | 400 (14.6) | 2333 (85.4) |  |