Table 1 Sociodemographic features and self-reported life-style and medical conditions related to stroke in the study sample by gender
Men n = 967 | Women n = 1442 | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years, median, IQR | 48 | 31.8 | 49 | 28.5 | 0.082 |
Rural residence, n % | 246 | 25.4 | 381 | 26.4 | 0.587 |
Education level, n % | 0.001 | ||||
Tertiary | 265 | 27.9 | 330 | 23.3 | |
Secondary | 259 | 27.3 | 335 | 23.6 | |
Primary | 304 | 32.0 | 507 | 35.8 | |
No studies | 121 | 21.8 | 245 | 17.3 | |
Prefer not to answer | 18 | 1.9 | 25 | 1.7 | |
Income €/year, n % | <0.001 | ||||
≤30,000 | 606 | 62.6 | 886 | 61.5 | |
>30,000 | 91 | 9.4 | 45 | 3.1 | |
Prefer not to answer | 270 | 27.9 | 511 | 35.4 | |
Occupational status, n % | <0.001 | ||||
Employed full-time | 503 | 52.0 | 632 | 43.9 | |
Unemployed | 102 | 10.5 | 307 | 21.3 | |
Others | 355 | 36.7 | 402 | 28.0 | |
Prefer not to answer | 7 | 0.7 | 99 | 6.9 | |
Vascular risk factor, n % | |||||
Hypertension | 231 | 23.9 | 339 | 23.5 | 0.795 |
Dyslipidaemia | 261 | 27.0 | 304 | 21.1 | 0.001 |
Diabetes | 90 | 9.3 | 138 | 9.6 | 0.892 |
Smoking | 400 | 41.4 | 372 | 25.8 | 0.010 |
Alcohol | 252 | 26.1 | 65 | 4.5 | 0.001 |
Moderate/morbid obesity | 168 | 17.5 | 119 | 13.7 | <0.001 |