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| | Age (years), | | | | <0.001 | | Male (, %) | 122 (55.5) | 68 (55.74) | 54 (44.3) | 0.079 | | Female (, %) | 98 (44.56) | 66 (67.4) | 32 (32.7) | | | Ethnicity | | | | | | African ancestry (, %) | 164 (92.1) | 95 (57.9) | 69 (42.1) | | | Mixed ancestry (, %) | 8 (4.5) | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) | | | Others (, %) | 6 (3.4) | 6 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | | | Marital status | | | | | | Single (, %) | 68 (53.9) | 42 (61.8) | 26 (38.2) | | | Married (, %) | 51 (40.5) | 32 (62.8) | 19 (37.3) | | | Divorced (, %) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | | | Widower (, %) | 6 (4.8) | 6 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | | | Referral pattern | | | | | | Khomas (, %) | 113 (52.1) | 71 (62.8) | 42 (37.2) | | | Other regions (, %) | 104 (47.9) | 63 (60.6) | 41 (39.4) | | | Vitals on admission | | | | | | (i) Systolic BP (mmHg), median (IQR) | 149 (131-177) | 143 (128-158) | 169.5 (145-196) | <0.001 | | (ii) Diastolic BP (mmHg), median (IQR) | 92 (80-104) | 87 (78-98.5) | 102 (88-118) | <0.001 | | (iii) Temperature (°C), median (IQR) | 36.5 (36-36.9) | 36.5 (36-36.9) | 36.5 (35.9-36.9) | 0.700 | | (iv) Random blood sugar (mmol), median (IQR) | 6.4 (5.7-8) | 6.5 (5.7-8.7) | 6.4 (5.7-7.9) | 0.806 | | Altered mental status, yes (, %) | 48 (28.57) | 25 (52.08) | 23 (47.92) | 0.078 | | Intubated on admission, yes (, %) | 11 (6.51) | 1 (9.09) | 10 (90.91) | <0.001 | | Length of hospital stay (days), median (IQR) | 10 (4-18) | 11 (6-18) | 9 (4-18) | 0.209 | | Duration of Symptoms before admission (days), median (IQR) | 1 (0-3) | 1 (0-3) | 0 (0-3) | 0.116 |
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| | Stroke risk factors | | | | | | Hypertension, yes (, %) | 179 (86.5) | 104 (58.1) | 75 (41.9) | 0.015 | | Diabetes mellitus, yes (, %) | 40 (20.2) | 29 (72.50) | 11 (27.5) | 0.130 | | Dyslipidaemia, yes (, %) | 103 (51.2) | 76 (73.79) | 27 (26.2) | 0.001 | | Other cardiovascular diseases, yes (, %) | 16 (8.3) | 14 (87.50) | 2 (12.5) | 0.007 | | Smoking history, yes (, %) | 51 (39.5) | 36 (70.59) | 15 (29.4) | 0.363 | | Alcohol history, yes (, %) | 79 (58.5) | 44 (55.70) | 35 (44.3) | 0.022 | | HIV-positive, yes (, %) | 28 (35.0) | 19 (67.86) | 9 (32.1) | 0.623 | | Previous stroke, yes (, %) | 14 (8.8) | 12 (85.71) | 2 (14.3) | 0.081 | | Medical and rehabilitation treatment | | | | | | Thrombolysis, yes (, %) | 3 (2.2) | 3 (2.2) | N/A | | | Intravenous labetalol/hydralazine, yes (, %) | 47 (25.9) | 7 (14.9) | 40 (85.1) | <0.001 | | ASA/Clop, yes (, %) | 4 (3.2) | 4 (3.2) | N/A | | | ASA/Clop + statin, yes (, %) | 82 (66.1) | 82 (66.1) | N/A | | | DAPT + statin, yes (, %) | 29 (23.4) | 29 (23.4) | N/A | | | Anticoagulation, yes (, %) | 9 (7.3) | 9 (7.3) | N/A | | | 1 antihypertensive agent, yes (, %) | 26 (14.5) | 16 (61.5) | 10 (38.5) | | | 2 antihypertensive agents, yes (, %) | 45 (25.1) | 36 (80.0) | 9 (20.0) | | | 3 or more antihypertensive agents, yes (, %) | 77 (43.0) | 35 (45.5) | 42 (54.6) | | | Physiotherapy, yes (, %) | 85 (51.8) | 58 (68.2) | 27 (31.8) | 0.184 | | Occupational therapy, yes (, %) | 19 (11.6) | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) | 0.595 | | Speech therapy, yes (, %) | 5 (2.6) | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | 1.000 | | Outcome | | | | | | Died, yes (, %) | 57 (26.4) | 27 (47.4) | 30 (52.6) | 0.013 | | Discharged, yes (, %) | 159 (73.6) | 105 (66.0) | 54 (33.9) | 0.013 |
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