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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with ACI and with and without PSD

From: Predictors of early-onset post-ischemic stroke depression: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

All Patients (n = 83)

PSD (n = 36)

Non-PSD (n = 47)

P value

Age, y, mean (SD)

69.0(9.9)

67.9(9.1)

69.8(10.4)

0.397

Sex

 Male

43(51.8)

22(61.1)

21(44.7)

0.138

 Female

40(48.2)

14(38.9)

26(55.3)

 

Medical history

 Hypertension

59(71.1)

24(66.7)

35(74.5)

0.437

 Diabetes mellitus

38(45.8)

16(44.4)

22(46.8)

0.830

 Atrial fibrillation

13(15.7)

4(11.1)

9(19.2)

0.318

Lesion location

 Frontal

24(28.9)

15(41.7)

9(19.2)

0.025*

 Temporal

8(9.6)

4(11.1)

4(8.5)

0.982

 Parietal

13(15.7)

6(16.7)

7(14.9)

0.049*

 Occipital

7(8.4)

3(8.3)

4(8.5)

1.000

 Basal ganglia

42(50.6)

19(52.8)

23(48.9)

0.729

 Cerebellum

3(3.6)

1(2.8)

2(4.3)

1.000

 Brain stem

12(14.2)

4(11.1)

8(17.0)

0.448

 Corona radiata

34(41.0)

16(44.4)

18(38.3)

0.573

Neurophysiological test scores, median (IQR)

 NHISS

1(1–2)

3(1–6)

1(0–2)

< 0.001#

 HAMD

2(0–6)

9.4(8.5–10.8)

0(0–1)

< 0.001#

 HAMA

2(0–7)

6.5(5–9)

0(0–1)

< 0.001#

 MMSE

27(25–30)

25(22–27)

29(26–30)

< 0.001#

  1. P values comparing persons with and without PSD. * P < 0.05 vs non-PSD group; # P < 0.001 vs non-PSD group
  2. Numbers (%) are provided unless otherwise specified
  3. HAMA Hamilton Anxiety Scale, HAMD Hamilton Depression Scale IQR interquartile range, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, PSD post-stroke depression, SD standard deviation