Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the stroke cohort
| All poststroke patients | Patients with spasticity dataa | Patients with spasticitya | Patients without spasticitya | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 460 | 328 | 54 | 274 | |
| Age, mean ± SD, y | 67.0 ± 14.0 | 65.8 ± 13.9 | 59.7 ± 14.1 | 67.1 ± 13.5 | <.01 |
| Female, n (%) | 219 (47.6) | 159 (48.5) | 25 (46.0) | 134 (49.0) | .73 |
| Black, n (%) | 113 (24.6) | 84 (25.6) | 21 (38.9) | 63 (23.0) | .01 |
| Residence at admission, n (%) | |||||
| Home | 437 (95.0) | 312 (95.1) | 51 (94.4) | 261 (95.3) | .73 |
| Not home | 23 (5.0) | 16 (4.9) | 3 (5.6) | 13 (4.7) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||||
| Married/Partner | 236 (51.3) | 167 (50.9) | 25 (46.3) | 142 (51.8) | .46 |
| Single | 224 (48.7) | 161 (49.1) | 29 (53.7) | 132 (48.2) | |
| Employment status, n (%) | < .01 | ||||
| Employed | 131 (28.5) | 97 (29.6) | 18 (33.3) | 79 (28.8) | |
| Unemployed/Retired/Other | 290 (63.0) | 199 (60.7) | 24 (44.4) | 175 (63.9) | |
| On disability | 39 (8.5) | 32 (9.8) | 12 (22.2) | 20 (7.3) | |
| Education | .93 | ||||
| <HS | 153 (33.5) | 102 (31.2) | 18 (33.3) | 84 (30.8) | |
| HS/GED test | 127 (27.9) | 93 (28.4) | 15 (27.8) | 78 (28.6) | |
| Some college | 176 (38.6) | 132 (40.4) | 21 (38.9) | 111 (40.7) | |
Abbreviations: GED general education development, HS high school, SD standard deviation
aAt 3 months
*Comparison between patients with and without spasticity