Research Article
The Course of Fatigue during the First 18 Months after First-Ever Stroke: A Longitudinal Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample at baseline.
| | Sociodemographic variables | Total sample
N = 95 | Men
n = 56 | Women
n = 39 | Statistics | P |
| | Age, years, mean (SD) | 67.8 (13.0) | 66.0 (12.79) | 70.41 (13.0) | t = 1.64 | 0.10 | | | | | χ 2 | | | Level of formal education | | | | 4.78 | 0.04 | | <11 years | 69 (72.6) | 36 (86.4) | 33 (84.6) | | | | ≥11 years | 26 (27.4) | 20 (35.7) | 6 (15.4) | | | | In paired relationship (yes) | 65 (68.4) | 43 (76.8) | 22 (56.4) | 4.42 | 0.05 | | Work status | | | | 1.88 | 0.23 | | Working | 24 (25.3) | 17 (30.4) | 7 (17.9) | | | | Not working | 71 (74.7) | 39 (69.6) | 32 (62.1) | | | | Social class | | | | 17.42 | 0.97 | | High (class I) | 17 (18.7) | 13 (24.1) | 4 (10.8) | | <0.001 | | Middle (class II) | 13 (14.3) | 1 (1.9) | 12 (32.4) | | | | Low (class III) | 61 (67.0) | 40 (74.1) | 21 (56.8) | | |
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