Table 1.

Characteristics of study participants.

		All N=108	SN− n=34	SN+ n=74	p value (comparison between SN− and SN+)
Sex	Male	47	14	33	.452a
	Female	61	20	41
Age	Years; mean (SD)	70.1 (13.0)	71.0 (13.0)	69.6 (13.0)	.603b
Handedness	Left	10	3	7	1.000c
	Right	97	31	66
	Ambidextrous	1	0	1
Ethnicity	Hispanic	11	6	5	.097a
	Non-Hispanic	97	28	69
Race	White	70	19	51	.300c
	Black	19	6	13
	Asian	2	1	1
	Other (including those identifying “Hispanic” as race)	16	7	9
	Unknown	1	1	0
Formal education	Years; median (IQR)	12 (12–16)	13 (12–16)	12 (12–16)	.838d
Marital status	Single	13	5	8	.397c
	Married	51	15	36
	Widowed	32	11	21
	Divorced	9	1	8
	Not answered	3	2	1
Employment status	Unemployed	6	1	5	.693c
	Employed	37	13	24
	Retired	65	20	45
Annual income (prior to stroke)	< $25K	35	12	23	.141c
	$25–50K	21	4	17
	$50–75K	15	3	12
	$75–100K	7	3	4
	$100–125K	9	5	4
	> $125 K	6	4	2
	Not answered	15	3	12
Lesioned hemisphere	Left	34	17	17	.007a
	Right	74	17	57
Time post stroke at admission	Days; median (IQR)	6 (4–9)	4.5 (4–8)	7 (4–9)	.241d

Note:

^aFisher’s exact test;

^bt test;

^cFreeman-Halton test;

^dU test

Abbreviations: SN−, no symptoms of spatial neglect; SN+, spatial neglect present