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Table 3 Knowledge of the risk factors of cerebro-vascular stroke among urban and rural participants

From: Public knowledge of warning signs and risk factors of cerebro-vascular stroke in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt

 

Total

Urban

Rural

No. = 720

No. = 360

No. = 360

Open-ended question

 Hypertension

114(15.8)

79 (21.9%)*

35 (9.7%)

 Stress

112 (15.6%)

58 (16.1%)

54 (15%)

 Do not know

494 (68.6%)

223 (61.9%)

271 (75.3%)§

Close-ended questions

 Hypertension

664 (92.2%)

336(93%)

328(91.1%)

 Smoking

523 (72.6%)

295(81.9%)*

228(63.3%)

 Old age

490 (68.1%)

280(77.8%)*

214 (59.4%)

 Ischemic Heart Disease

487(67.6%)

283(78.6%)**

208(57.8%)

 Stress

431 (59.9%)

247 (68.6%) **

184(51.1%)

 Previous stroke

402 (55.8%)

218(60.6%)**

132(36.7%)

 Previous transient ischemic attack

402 (55.8%)

294(81.7%) **

108(30%)

 Obesity

359 (49.9%)

243(67.5%)**

116(32.2%)

 High cholesterol

372 (51.7%)

224 (62.2%)

215(59.8%)

 Alcohol intake

295 (41.0%)

251(69.7%)**

44(12.2%)

 Inactivity

260 (36.1%)

228(63.3%) **

32(8.9%)

 Diabetes Mellitus

121 (16.8%)

113 (31.4%)**

16 (4.4%)

 Family history

120 (22.2%)

145(40.3%)**

20(5.6%)

  1. χ2 test, (*) significant and (**) highly significant in comparison to rural, (§) significant in comparison to urban