Number of patients (%) n = 182 | |
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Stroke related diagnoses (ICD-10 codes) | |
Intracerebral haemorrhage (I61) | 25 (13.7) |
Cerebral infarction (I63) | 103 (56.6) |
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (I64) | 6 (3.3) |
Transient ischaemic attacs, TIA (G45) | 48 (26.4) |
Lifestyle factors | |
Overweight (Body Mass Index, BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m2 | 59 (32.4) |
Excessive alcohol consumption 1) | 15 (8.2) |
Smokers | 23 (12.6) |
Former smokers | 78 (42.9) |
Regular physical activity 2) | 135 (74.2) |
Social factors | |
Born in Sweden | 144 (79.1) |
Still working | 15 (8.2) |
Living alone (12 men, 26 women; p = 0.009)** | 38 (20.9) |
Completed upper secondary education or a higher educational level (37 men, 15 women; p = 0.036)* | 51 (28.0) |
Needing help with personal hygiene (such as going to the toilet, getting dressed and undressed) | 9 (4.9) |
Needing at least one technical aid for walking/transportation: cane (27 (14.8); walker 22 (12.1); crutch 17 (9.3); wheelchair 11 (6.0) | 55 (30.2) |