Research Article

Effect of Sociodemographic Factors, Concomitant Disease States, and Measures Performed in the Emergency Department on Patient Disability in Ischemic Stroke: Retrospective Study from Lebanon

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population.

Variable (%)

Mean age65.40 years
Gender
 Male132 (64.7)
 Female72 (35.3)
BMI
 Normal12 (29.3)
 Overweight17 (41.4)
 Obese12 (29.3)
Marital status
 Single39 (21.1)
 Married139 (75.1)
 Divorced7 (3.8)
Residence area
 Beirut108 (60.3)
 Mount Lebanon33 (18.4)
 Bekaa5 (2.8)
 North Lebanon2 (1.1)
 South Lebanon31 (17.3)
Cigarette smoker
 Yes99 (48.5)
Alcohol consumption
 Yes21 (11.4)
Past medical history
 Hypertension74 (77.1)
 Stroke or TIA26 (27.1)
 Atrial fibrillation12 (12.5)
 Hyperlipidemia19 (19.8)
Baseline mRS upon admission mean1 interquartile range (2, 6)
Baseline mRS upon hospital discharge mean2 interquartile range (0, 6)