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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Long-term psychological outcomes following stroke: the OX-CHRONIC study

Participants (N = 105)

 

Median (IQR)

Min—Max

Sex – n (%)

 Male

62 (59.05%)

  

 Female

43 (40.95%)

  

Age – Mean (SD)

72.92 (13.01)

74 (14)

21 – 96

Years Post-Stroke – Mean (SD)

4.57 (2.12)

4.07 (3.30)

2 – 9.38

Years of Education – Mean (SD)

13.94 (3.67)

13 (5)

9 – 23

Stroke Type – n (%)

 Ischaemic

86 (81.90%)

  

 Haemorrhagic

19 (18.10%)

  

Lesion Hemisphere – n (%)

 Left

42 (40.00%)

  

 Right

41 (39.05%)

  

 Bilateral

8 (7.60%)

  

 Undetermined from scan

14 (13.35%)

  

First or Recurrent Stroke – n (%)

 First

70 (66.67%)

  

 Recurrent

35 (33.33%)

  

Acute NIHSS Score – Mean (SD)

7.39 (6.25)

5 (7)

0 – 27

Carers (N = 74)

Sex – n (%)

 Male

27 (36.50%)

  

 Female

47 (63.50%)

  

Relationship to Participant – n (%)

 Wife

35 (47.30%)

  

 Husband

24 (32.40%)

  

 Daughter/Son

7 (9.40%)

  

 Parent

5 (6.80%)

  

 Other

3 (4.10%)

  
  1. NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Severity