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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the studied stroke cases

From: Post-stroke dementia: frequency, predictors, and health impact

Variable

Without PSD (n = 301)

With PSD (n = 79)

P value

Age/years

58.90 ± 11.6

71.63 ± 9.8

< 0.001*

Sex (male/female)

170/131

42/37

= 0.344**

Residence (rural/urban)

78/223

25/54

= 0.234**

Work status (unemployed)

189 (62.8%)

64 (81%)

= 0.002**

Illiterate

132 (43.9%)

60 (75.9%)

< 0.001**

Marital status (unmarried)

63 (20.9%)

31 (39.2%)

= 0.001**

  1. *Independent t test was used to compare the means among groups
  2. **Chi-square analysis was used to compare the frequency among groups
  3. PSD:post stroke dementia