Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of hypertensive patients with their stroke status admitted to FHCSH, during January 2018 to Feb 2020, Bahir Dar. (N = 583)
Variables | Response | Stroke (No-, %) | Censored (No., %) | Total | Pearson chi2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 63 (20.8) | 237 (79.2) | 300 (51.5) | 3.3 | 0.069 |
Female | 43 (15.3%) | 240 (884.7) | 283 (48.5) | Â | ||
Age |  < 45 | 1 (0.77) | 128 (99.23) | 129 (22.1) | 44.5 | 0.001** |
|  | 45–65 | 78 (27.1) | 210 (72.9) | 288 (49.4) |  | |
 > 65 | 27 (16.2) | 139 (83.8) | 166 (28.5) |  | ||
Ethnicity | Amhara | 102 (17.8) | 470 (82.2) | 572 (98.1) | 4.7 | 0.097 |
Tigrie | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | 2 (0.34) | Â | ||
Awi | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Â | ||
Others* | 4 (44.4) | 5 (55.6) | 9 (1.56) | Â | ||
Residence | Rural | 63 (25.4) | 185 (74.6) | 248 (42.5) | Â | 0.001** |
Urban | 43 (12.8) | 292 (87.2) | 335 (57.5) | 15.1 | ||
Family history of stroke | Yes | 104 (17.9) | 477 (82.1) | 581 (99.6) | 9.0 | 0.003** |
No | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.4) | Â | ||
Smoking | Yes | 58 | 2 | 60 | 276.9 | 0.001** |
No | 48 | 475 | 523 | Â | ||
Alcohol drink | Yes | 68 | 453 | 92 | 228.0 | 0.001** |
No | 38 | 24 | 491 | Â |