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Table 3 Characteristics of questionnaire respondents according to county and time period

From: Impact of a theory-informed and user-centered stroke information campaign on the public’s behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge when facing acute stroke: a controlled before-and-after study

 

Intervention county

Control county

T0 (n = 665)

T1 (n = 518)

T0 (n = 93)

T1 (n = 145)

Age, yrs (median [Q1-Q3])

48

[34–62]

36

[24–48]

57

[36–68]

49

[28–70]

18–44 years old

298

(44.8)

364

(70.3)

31

(33.3)

70

(48.3)

45–64 years old

224

(33.7)

107

(20.7)

28

(30.1)

24

(16.6)

≥ 65 years old

143

(21.5)

47

(9.1)

34

(36.6)

51

(35.2)

Gender

 Male

190

(28.74)

133

(25.78)

27

(29.03)

35

(24.14)

 Female

471

(71.26)

383

(74.22)

66

(70.97)

110

(75.86)

Educational level

 Low

117

(17.97)

74

(14.31)

23

(25.54)

53

(28.61)

 Medium

390

(59.91)

328

(63.45)

42

(37.19)

49

(35.51)

 High

144

(22.12)

115

(22.24)

24

(26.97)

36

(26.09)

History of stroke

 Stroke survivor

13

(2.00)

11

(2.12)

7

(7.61)

3

(2.08)

 Relative of a stroke survivor

437

(66.82)

344

(66.54)

66

(74.16)

89

(63.57)

Stroke risk factors

 Low physical activity

72

(10.93)

51

(9.85)

20

(23.26)

24

(17.14)

 Active smoker

95

(14.31)

104

(20.08)

14

(15.22)

20

(14.08)

 Diabetes mellitus

32

(5.11)

16

(3.13)

7

(7.87)

21

(15.56)

 Hypertension

98

(15.31)

56

(10.92)

13

(14.77)

34

(24.46)

 Cardioembolic disease

12

(4.00)

4

(3.28)

3

(9.68)

7

(14.00)