Research Article
Recurrent Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke in Cameroon: A Case-Control Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of Cameroonian stroke patients.
| | Characteristic | Frequency (percentage) |
| | Sex | | Female | 57 (57.0) | | Male | 43 (43.0) |
| | Marital status | | Married | 64 (64.0) | | Widow | 31 (31.0) | | Single | 2 (2.0) | | Divorced | 2 (2.0) |
| | Level of education | | Secondary education | 40 (40.0) | | Primary education | 25 (25.0) | | Tertiary education | 19 (19.0) | | No formal education | 15 (15.0) |
| | Residency location | | Urban | 64 (64.0) | | Rural | 35 (35.0) |
| | Profession | | Civil servant | 31 (31.0) | | Unemployed | 29 (29.0) | | Private formal sector | 19 (19.0) | | Private informal sector | 16 (16.0) |
| | Laterality | | Right handed | 96 (96.0) | | Left handed | 4 (4.0) |
| | Personal history | | Sedentary lifestyle | 51 (51.0) | | Alcohol consumption | 49 (49.0) | | Hypertension | 29 (29.0) | | Diabetes | 21 (21.0) | | Congestive heart failure | 17 (17.0) | | Tobacco consumption | 17 (17.0) | | Gout | 9 (9.0) | | Chronic kidney disease | 5 (5.0) | | Malignancy | 2 (2.0) | | Family history of stroke | 27 (27.0) |
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