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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