Table 1 Descriptive statistics of study population
From: Employment transitions for spouses of stroke survivors: evidence from Swedish national registries
|  | Spouses n = 1818 | Controls n = 7399 |
|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 52.40 (6.85) | 52.46 (6.72) |
Females, n (%) | 1361 (75) | 5501 (74) |
Education, n (%) | ||
 Less than high school | 349 (19) | 1085 (14) |
 High school | 859 (47) | 3462 (47) |
 University or more | 610 (34) | 2852 (39) |
Geographical residence, n (%) | ||
 Southern Sweden | 337 (19) | 1373 (19) |
 Western Sweden | 344 (19) | 1394 (19) |
 Southeastern Sweden | 192 (11) | 791 (11) |
 Capital area | 370 (20) | 1539 (20) |
 Central Sweden | 407 (22) | 1610 (22) |
 Northern Sweden | 168 (9) | 692 (9) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index (%) | ||
 No comorbidities | 1496 (82) | 6472 (87) |
 Comorbidities (≥1) | 322 (18) | 927 (13) |
Stroke-related outcomes of stroke surviving partner (%) | ||
 Intracerebral hemorrhage | 224 (12) | – |
 Cerebral Infarction | 1556 (86) | – |
 Othera | 24 (2) | – |
 Support by caregiversb | 556 (31) | – |
 Support by social carec | 468 (26) | – |