Table 2 Chi square analysis of response variables by selected socio-demographic factors
From: Profile of stroke patients treated at a rehabilitation centre in Bangladesh
Variables | High blood pressure χ2 (%) | High blood cholesterol χ2 (%) | Diabetes χ2 (%) | Added salt χ2 (%) | Smoking χ2 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | χ2 = 3.16 | χ2 = 3.88* | χ2 = 1.74 | χ2 = .59 | χ2 = 41.36* |
Male | 88.8 | 73.8 | 73.8 | 81.3 | 81.3 |
Female | 73.9 | 52.2 | 87.0 | 73.9 | 0 |
Age | χ2 = 11.17* | χ2 = 12.38* | χ2 = 4.41* | χ2 = .63 | χ2 = 9.88* |
Below 60 | 89.2 | 74.2 | 79.6 | 80.6 | 69.9 |
Above 60 | 50.0 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 20 |
Education | χ2 = 11.91* | χ2 = 28.08* | χ2 = 10.87* | χ2 = 17.08* | χ2 = 47.27* |
Below third level education | 72.3 | 42.6 | 61.7 | 61.7 | 29.8 |
Above third level education | 96.4 | 91.1 | 89.3 | 94.6 | 94.6 |
Occupation | χ2 = 8.86* | χ2 = 10.86 | χ2 = .60 | χ2 = 8.72* | χ2 = 58.23* |
Employed | 91.1 | 77.2 | 78.5 | 86.1 | 84.8 |
Unemployed | 66.7 | 41.7 | 70.8 | 58.3 | .0 |
Residence | χ2 = 8.80* | χ2 = 27.07* | χ2 = 22.94* | χ2 = 1.28 | χ2 = 9.94* |
Rural and semi urban | 69.0 | 31.1 | 44.8 | 72.4 | 41.4 |
Urban | 91.19 | 83.8 | 89.2 | 82.4 | 47.3 |