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. 2020 Feb 20;26:102224. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102224

Table 1.

Comparisons of demographic and medical characteristics, and scores on the clinical assessments between PSD and non-PSD groups.

PSD patients Non-PSD patients p-values
Age (years)a 59•45 ± 9•74 55•88 ± 11•31 0.22
Sex(male: female)b 15:8 25:8 0.77
Duration of illness (months)a 12•75 ± 5•32 10•47 ± 3•99 0.07
Level of education (years)a 6•09 ± 4•54 8•24 ± 2•53 0.05
Marital status (married: divorced)c 22:1 33:0 0.23
TIVa 1•42 ± 0•11 1•47 ± 0•12 0.08
BMIa 22•48 ± 2•88 23•74 ± 3•48 0.15
MBIa 78•00 ± 15•37 91•47 ± 11•18 < 0.001
HAMDa 15•00 ± 6•55 4•62 ± 1•79 <0.001
MMSEa 25•38 ± 3•90 26•38 ± 2•67 0.25
NIHSSa 8•50 ± 2•69 6•21 ± 1•61 < 0.001

Note:.

BMI: body mass index; MBI: Modified Barthel Index; HAMD: Hamilton Depression Scale; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; NIHSS: National Institute of Health stroke scale; TIV: total intracranial volume.

a

Mean ± SD, independent t-test.

b

Fisher exact test.

c

Chi-square test.