Table 1.
Patient Characteristics by PSD
| Total (N=556) |
Without PSD N=386 (69%) |
With PSD N=170 (31%) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio Demographics | ||||
| Age, mean ± SD (years) | 63.5 ± 11.2 | 64.6 ± 11.1 | 60.8 ± 10.9 | 0.0002 |
| Female | 333 (60%) | 214 (55%) | 119 (70%) | 0.0012 |
| Race/Ethnicity | <.0001 | |||
| White | 80 (14%) | 70 (18%) | 10 (6%) | |
| Black | 245 (44%) | 180 (47%) | 65 (38%) | |
| Hispanic | 231 (42%) | 136 (35%) | 95 (56%) | |
| Insurance | 0.0006 | |||
| Medicaid | 172 (31%) | 103 (27%) | 69 (41%) | |
| Medicare | 219 (39%) | 150 (39%) | 69 (41%) | |
| Commercial | 137 (25%) | 111 (29%) | 26 (15%) | |
| Other | 28 (5%) | 22 (6%) | 6 (4%) | |
| Low Income (≤ $15,000/year) | 319 (58%) | 201 (52%) | 118 (69%) | 0.0002 |
| Married/Live with partner | 186 (33%) | 140 (36%) | 46 (27%) | 0.0339 |
| Have emotional-social support | 504 (91%) | 359 (93%) | 145 (85%) | 0.0040 |
| Health Status & Behavior | ||||
| Disabled (mRS 3–4) | 263 (47%) | 151 (39%) | 112 (66%) | <.0001 |
| High Comorbidity (Charlson ≥ 3) | 347 (62%) | 224 (58%) | 123 (72%) | 0.0013 |
| Year since stroke, mean ± SD | 1.8 ± 1.5 | 1.8 ± 1.4 | 1.7 ± 1.5 | 0.5640 |
| # strokes/TIAs, mean ± SD | 1.6 ± 1.2 | 1.6 ± 1.1 | 1.8 ± 1.2 | 0.0608 |
| Pre-study anti-depressant usage | 152 (27%) | 87 (23%) | 65 (38%) | 0.0001 |
| Smoking | 95 (17%) | 56 (15%) | 39 (23%) | 0.0136 |