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Table 2 Comparison of demographics, anthropometric characteristics, and hormonal and metabolic features between patients with and without post-stroke depression

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

 

With depression group

Without-depression group

p-value

(n = 12)

(n = 63)

Age (yrs)1

66.0 ± 11.5

66.8 ± 8.9

0.780

Gender, n (%)2

  

0.346

 Male

6 (50.0)

41 (65.1)

 

 Female

6 (50.0)

22 (34.9)

 

Education (yrs)

9.6 ± 4.6

7.8 ± 4.5

0.223

Lesion location, n (%)2

   

 Frontal

3 (25.0)

19 (30.2)

1.000

 Temporal

4 (33.3)

6 (9.5)

0.048*

 Parietal

1 (8.3)

5 (7.9)

1.000

 Occipital

2 (16.7)

3 (4.8)

0.179

 Basal ganglia

10 (83.3)

43 (68.3)

0.491

 Cerebellum

2 (16.7)

3 (4.8)

0.179

 Brain stem

3 (25.0)

24 (38.1)

0.519

 Corona radiata

9 (75.0)

43 (68.3)

0.745

Medical history, n (%)2

   

 Cerebrovascular disease

6 (50.0)

19 (30.2)

0.198

 Hypertension

1 (8.3)

16 (25.4)

0.277

 Diabetes mellitus

8 (66.7)

41 (65.1)

1.000

Smoking, n (%)2

  

0.893

 Non-smoker

7 (58.3)

32 (50.8)

 

 Ex-smoker

1 (8.3)

5 (7.9)

 

 Current smoker

4 (33.4)

26 (41.3)

 

Drinking, n (%)2

1 (8.3)

19 (30.2)

0.177

 Non-drinker

10 (91.7)

44 (69.8)

 

 Light drinker

0 (0.0)

6 (9.5)

 

 Moderate drinker

0 (0.0)

11 (17.5)

 

 Heavy drinker

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

 Ex-drinker

1 (8.3)

2 (3.2)

 

SBP (mmHg)1

148.8 ± 24.0

153.7 ± 20.1

0.454

DBP (mmHg)1

84.2 ± 16.2

84.1 ± 17.1

0.982

Heart rate (bpm)1

75.3 ± 12.7

73.7 ± 11.8

0.659

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)1

5.1 ± 1.0

4.8 ± 0.9

0.391

Triglycerides (mmol/L)1

1.6 ± 0.7

1.8 ± 1.2

0.662

LDL-C (mmol/L)1

3.0 ± 0.7

2.8 ± 0.7

0.383

HDL-C (mmol/L)1

1.2 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.3

0.488

HbA1c (%)1

6.1 ± 1.4

6.5 ± 1.6

0.449

NIHSS1

2.6 ± 2.7

2.2 ± 2.2

0.548

  1. *Indicates a significant difference between patients with and without post-stroke depression, p < 0.05.
  2. p values are from 1independent two sample tests and 2 chi-square/Fisher’s exact tests.
  3. Data are displayed as mean ± standard deviation and number (percentage).
  4. Abbreviations: SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c, NIHSS National Institutes of health stroke scale.