Table 1.
Comparison of demographic and clinical data.
| Stroke survivors N = 70 |
Controls N = 70 |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |||
| Age, mean years (SD) | 61.9 (13.8) | 64.6 (10.0) | 0.192 |
| Gender, male N (%) | 38 (54.3) | 24 (34.3) | 0.027 |
| Clinical characteristics | |||
| BMI, mean kg/m2 (SD) | 29.01 (6.3) | 28.0 (5.7) | 0.332 |
| Waist Circumference, mean cm (SD) | 98.7 (21.5) | 95.4 (15.5) | 0.301 |
| Systolic BP, mean mmHg (SD) | 131 (17) | 131 (18) | 0.985 |
| Diastolic BP, mean mmHg (SD) | 78 (12) | 79 (6) | 0.724 |
| Self-reported history of: | |||
| - Diabetes, n (%) | 10 (14.3) | 6 (8.6) | 0.234 |
| - Hypertension, n (%) | 28 (40.0) | 21 (30.0) | 0.131 |
| - Dyslipidaemia, n (%) | 38 (54.3) | 16 (22.9) | < 0.001 |
| - History of mental illness, n (%) | 15 (21.4) | 11 (15.7) | 0.302 |
| Physical activity, mean sessions per week (SD) | 1.0 (0.9) | 1.2 (0.7) | 0.222 |
| Stroke type, ischemic/haemorrhagic/unknown | 41/26/3 | – | – |
| Time since stroke, median months (IQR) | 38.5(13.75, 117.50) | – | – |
Note: the demographic and clinical characteristics of this study cohort have been previously reported in Gyawali et al. (2020) (Gyawali et al., 2020).