Research Article
Risk Factors for Hemorrhagic Stroke among Adults in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Hospital-Based Study in a Limited Resource Setting
Table 1
Distribution of age, gender, educational level, occupation, and discharge status as well as their association with acute stroke subtypes.
| | Variable | Total () | Ischemic stroke () | Hemorrhagic stroke () | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | value |
| | Age | | | | | | | <40 years | 12 (7.59%) | 8 (11.11%) | 4 (4.65%) | 1.00 | | | 40-49 years | 17 (10.76%) | 8 (11.11%) | 9 (10.47%) | 0.45 (0.07-2.36) | 0.4514 | | 50-59 years | 36 (22.78%) | 15 (20.83%) | 21 (24.42%) | 0.36 (0.07-1.67) | 0.1867 | | 60-69 years | 52 (32.91%) | 21 (29.17%) | 31 (36.05%) | 0.34 (0.07-1.48) | 0.1190 | | ≥70 years | 41 (25.95%) | 20 (27.78%) | 21 (24.42%) | 0.48 (0.09-2.15) | 0.3370 | | | | | | 0.2987 |
| | Gender | | | | | | | Female | 65 (41.14%) | 33 (45.83%) | 32 (37.21%) | 1.42 (0.75-2.70) | 0.3498 | | Male | 93 (58.86%) | 39 (54.17%) | 54 (62.79%) | 1.00 | |
| | Educational level | | | | | 0.9246 | | Primary | 43 (27.22%) | 19 (26.39%) | 24 (27.91%) | 1.00 | | | Secondary | 67 (42.41%) | 30 (41.67%) | 37 (43.02%) | 1.02 (0.47-2.21) | 1.0000 | | Higher | 48 (30.38%) | 23 (31.94%) | 25 (29.07%) | 1.16 (0.51-2.65) | 0.8840 |
| | Occupation | | | | | | | Employed | 74 (46.84%) | 35 (48.61%) | 39 (45.35%) | 1.00 | | | Self-employed | 47 (29.75%) | 21 (29.17%) | 26 (30.23%) | 0.90 (0.43-1.87) | 0.9248 | | Unemployed | 37 (23.42%) | 16 (22.22%) | 21 (24.42%) | 0.85 (0.38-1.88) | 0.8399 |
| | Discharge status (hospital outcome) | | | | | | | Live | 122 (77.22%) | 60 (83.33%) | 62 (72.09%) | 1.00 | | | Death | 36 (22.78%) | 12 (16.67%) | 24 (27.91%) | 0.52 (0.24-1.12) | 0.1369 |
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