Comparison of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke in the Medical Ward of Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic distribution of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke.

Variables	Categories	IS		HS		value
		204	65.4%	108	34.6%
Sex	Male	102	32.7	49	15.7	0.49
	Female	102	32.7	59	18.9
Age	<45	29	9.3	17	5.4	0.72
	≥45	175	56.1	91	29.2
Marital status	Single	3	1.0	2	0.6	0.88
	Married	153	49.1	81	26.0
	Widowed	20	6.4	8	2.6
	Divorced	11	3.5	5	1.6
	Not specified	17	5.5	12	3.8
Religion	Muslim	109	34.9	63	20.2	0.29
	Orthodox	75	24.0	40	12.8
	Protestant	17	5.5	3	1.0
	Catholic	3	1.0	2	0.6
Educational status	No formal education	119	38.2	65	20.8	0.67
	Primary school	24	7.7	12	3.8
	Secondary school	14	4.5	10	3.2
	College and above	13	4.2	3	1.0
	Not specified	34	10.9	18	5.8
Residence	Rural	135	43.3	70	22.4	0.81
	Urban	69	22.1	38	12.2

HS: hemorrhagic stroke; IS: ischemic stroke.