Associations between patients’ characteristics and knowledge about stroke warning signs and risk factors
Analysis of the association between demographic factors and correct identification of stroke warning signs and risk factors are presented in Table 3. Older patients (75 years or older) had significantly poorer knowledge compared with younger patients. Patients who had low-level education had significantly poorer knowledge compared with patients with high education. Patients who had stroke-related diagnoses had statistically significant better knowledge. Patients who reported having a family history of cardiovascular disease had statistically significant better knowledge than patients without family history. After performing an ordered logistic regression analysis, we observed that older age and lower education (OR 0Æ718, 95% CI 0Æ329–0Æ983; OR 0Æ890, 95% CI 0Æ341–0Æ964) were related to poorer knowledge. Patients with stroke-related diagnoses (OR 2Æ612; 95% CI 1Æ357– 6Æ483) and family history of cardiovascular disease