The burden, correlates and outcomes of left ventricular hypertrophy among young Africans with first ever stroke in Tanzania

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the young stroke participants, N = 101

Variable	N	%
Female	59	58.4
Mean age ± SD	39.7 ± 2
Residency
Dar es Salaam	77	76.2
Marital status
Ever married	74	73.3
Never married	27	26.7
Insured	29	28.7
Ever smoked	6	5.9
Ever consumed alcohol	23	22.7
Clinical characteristics
NIHSS Mean ± SD	18.3 ± 9.2
Systolic blood pressure Mean ± SD	153.5 ± 20.1
Diastolic blood pressure Mean ± SD	94.5 ± 11.4

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