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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Self-perceived postural balance correlates with postural balance and anxiety during the first year after stroke: a part of the randomized controlled GOTVED study

Characteristics

All (n = 140)

VESD (n = 69)

Controls (n = 71)

p

Female/Male, n

54/86

27/42

27/44

1.00

Age, years mean (SD)

74 (11.8)

75 (11)

73 (12)

0.23

Stroke subtype, n

 Ischemic stroke/ Intracerebral haemorrhage

129/10 (n = 139)

65/3 (n = 68)

64/7

0.32

Localisation, n (%)

 Right hemisphere

43 (30.7)

22 (31.9)

21 (29.6)

 

 Left hemisphere

35 (25.0)

16 (23.2)

19 (26.8)

 

 Unknown

41 (29.3)

20 (28.9)

21 (29.6)

 

 Bilateral

7 (5.0)

4 (5.8)

3 (4.2)

 

 Cerebellum

10 (7.1)

4 (5.8)

6 (8.5)

 

 Brain stem

4 (2.9)

3 (4.3)

1 (1.4)

 

Treatment, n

 Thrombolysis/Thrombectomy

15/6

6/3

9/3

0.58/1.00

NIHSSa, median (IQR)

3 (1–5) (n = 137)

3 (1–5) (n = 68)

2 (1–5) (n = 69)

0.27

Hospital stay, median (IQR)

13 (9–17)

12 (9–17)

13 (9–17)

0.53

BBS, median (IQR)

49, (38–53)

49 (40–53)

48 (35–52)

0.33

TUG (s), median (IQR)

14,6 (11.4–21.9)

13.5 (10.8–20.0)

16.3 (11.8–23.1)

0.21

HADS-A, median (IQR)

4 (1–8)

4 (1–8)

4 (2–8)

0.26

  1. VESD Very Early Supported Discharge, SD standard deviation, NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Care, IQR interquartile range, BBS Berg Balance scale, TUG Timed Up and Go, HADS-A Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale-Anxiety subscale
  2. a Second day (36–48 h) after arrival at the stroke unit