Table 1 Socio-demographic features of the patients (n = 143)
From: Post-chikungunya arthritis: a longitudinal study in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh
Socio-demographic features | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (in years) | |
20–29 | 18 (12.6) |
30–39 | 36 (25.2) |
40–49 | 43 (30.1) |
50–71 | 46 (32.2) |
Gender | |
Men | 73 (51.0) |
Women | 70 (49.0) |
Educational status | |
No formal education (0) | 15 (10.5) |
Any primary education (1–5) | 37 (25.9) |
Any secondary education (6–10) | 20 (14.0) |
Higher secondary (11–12) | 20 (14.0) |
Above higher secondary (> 12) | 51 (35.7) |
Occupational status | |
Service holder | 55 (38.5) |
Homemaker | 53 (37.1) |
Independent (businessman and day labourer) | 26 (40.6) |
Others (student and retired person) | 9 (6.3) |
Residential area | |
Urban | 136 (95.1) |
Rural | 7 (4.9) |
Co-morbidity | 59 (41.3) |
Hypertension | 34 (23.8) |
Diabetes mellitus | 30 (20.9) |
Bronchial asthma | 4 (2.8) |
Hypothyroidism | 4 (2.8) |
Chronic kidney disease | 1 (0.7) |
Preexisting rheumatic disorders | |
Pre-existing spondyloarthritis | 6 (4.2) |
Pre-existing rheumatoid arthritis | 1 (0.7) |
Pre-existing osteo-arthritis | 1 (0.7) |