Research Article

Haematological Indices and Antioxidant Enzyme Activity in Ghanaian Stroke Patients

Table 1

Demographic parameters of patients.

VariableStroke patients ()Controls () value

Mean age (SD)57.0 (16.2)41.6 (14.4)
Duration of stroke (weeks) mean (SD)1.93 (1.0)

Age groupsStroke patients (%)Controls (%)
 20–290 (0.0)7 (23.3)
 30–397 (23.3)10 (33.3)
 40–494 (13.3)6 (20.0)
 50–591 (3.4)2 (6.7)
 60–6911 (36.7)3 (10)
 70–797 (23.3)2 (6.7)

Gender (%)
 Male20 (66.7)18 (60.0)
 Female10 (33.3)12 (40.0)

SD: standard deviation; %: percentage. Values are presented as mean (standard deviation) or value (percentage or range). value was set at 0.05.