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. 2025 May 31;25:558. doi: 10.1186/s12888-025-06997-9

Table 2.

Baseline factors associated with borderline case of anxiety (8 ≤ HADS_A ≤ 10) and post-stroke anxiety (PSA) (HADS_A ≥ 11) at 3, 6, and 12 months using multinomial logistic regression analysis

Baseline characteristics 3 months
post-stroke
6 months
post-stroke
12 months
post-stroke
Borderline case PSA Borderline case PSA Borderline case PSA
p-value UOR [95% CI] p-value UOR [95% CI] p-value UOR [95% CI] p-value UOR [95% CI] p-value UOR [95% CI] p-value UOR [95% CI]
Age, mean (years) 0.655 1.010 [0.967—1.055] 0.722 1.006 [0.972—1.042] 0.476 1.017 [0.971—1.064] 0.555 0.989 [0.955—1.025] 0.85 0.996 [0.950—1.043] 0.784 1.006 [0.967—1.046]
Gender, Female 0.657 1.250 [0.467—3.349] 0.551 0.778 [0.340—1.778] 0.186 0.486 [0.166—1.417] 0.328 0.658 [0.284—1.524] 0.643 0.769 [0.253—2.339] 0.247 0.569 [0.220—1.476]
Educational level, Higher education 0.499 0.700 [0.249—1.971] 0.106 0.484 [0.201—1.167] 0.339 0.592 [0.202—1.733] 0.183 0.548 [0.226—1.329] 0.411 0.616 [0.194—1.954] 0.018 0.246 [0.077—0.787]
Professional status post stroke
 Person without any profession/retired 0.490 0.625 [0.165—2.374] 0.941 1.045 [0.319—3.423] 0.358 0.532 [0.139—2.043] 0.728 0.809 [0.244—2.680] 0.49 0.625 [0.165—2.374] 0.941 1.045 [0.319—3.423]
 Unemployed 0.187 2.917 [0.594—14.327] 0.047 4.333 [1.022—18.382] 0.132 3.5 [0.685—17.889] 0.030 5.2 [1.173—23.043] 0.187 2.917 [0.594—14.327] 0.047 4.333 [1.022—18.382]
 Employed Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Health insurance 0.642 0.704 [0.160—3.095] 0.032 0.303 [0.102—0.902] 0.004 0.138 [0.035—0.537] 0.017 0.215 [0.061—0.757] 0.004 0.149 [0.040—0.554] 0.136 0.376 [0.104—1.358]
SSRS, Moderate 0.832 1.133 [0.357—3.600] 0.320 0.643 [0.269—1.536] 0.048 8.182 [1.020—65.615] 0.527 0.755 [0.317—1.802] 0.78 1.216 [0.308—4.798] 0.049 0.383 [0.147—0.995]
Sedentary duration
 1 to 6 h/day 0.013 0.210 [0.061—0.720]  < 0.001 0.035 [0.007—0.177] 0.216 0.446 [0.124—1.603]  < 0.001 0.078 [0.020—0.312] 0.013 0.121 [0.023—0.645] 0.001 0.069 [0.014—0.346]
 7 to 11 h/day 0.032 0.239 [0.065—0.882] 0.076 0.407 [0.151—1.098] 0.696 0.782 [0.227—2.690] 0.142 0.479 [0.179—1.279] 0.172 0.420 [0.121—1.458] 0.085 0.400 [0.141—1.134]
 ≥ 12 h/day Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
History of AF 0.01 4 [1.402—11.409] 0.021 2.833 [1.167—6.877] 0.169 2.110 [0.729—6.109] 0.017 2.914 [1.210—7.018] 0.299 1.833 [0.584—5.753] 0.008 3.565 [1.397—9.098]

Bold numbers represent significant association with p-value ≤ 0.05

HADS_A Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale_ Anxiety score, PSA Post-stroke Anxiety, UOR Unadjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, SSRS Social Support Rating Scale, AF Atrial Fibrillation