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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of stroke patients (N = 243)

From: Relationship between time of referral for physiotherapy and length of stay after stroke in a Nigerian tertiary hospital: a retrospective study

Variable N = 243

Frequency (n)

Percent (%)

Gender

 Male

131

53.9

 Female

112

46.1

Occupation

 Professionals

55

22.6

 Self-employed

117

48.1

 Unemployed

24

9.9

 Retired

47

19.3

Year of patients’ admission

 2007

19

7.8

 2008

35

14.4

 2009

44

18.1

 2010

22

9.1

 2011

24

9.9

 2012

23

9.5

 2013

11

4.5

 2014

31

12.8

 2015

9

3.7

 2016

25

10.3