TABLE 3.
Demographic, clinical characteristics and vascular risk factors of patients with different cognitive outcomes
| Cognitively stable/improved N = 607, n (%) | Cognitively impaired N = 75, n (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average age (years, mean ± SD) * | 58.93±10.33 | 62.77±10.41 | .0050 |
| Sex male | 444 (73.15) | 49 (65.33) | .1538 |
| Years of education (years, mean ± SD) | 8.80±2.25 | 8.96±2.49 | .6161 |
| Current smokers | 232 (38.22) | 26 (34.67) | .5493 |
| Current drinkers | 124 (20.43) | 19 (25.33) | .3249 |
| Heavy drinkers (>60 g/d) | 108 (17.79) | 17 (22.67) | .3033 |
| BMI (mean±SD) | 25.16±3.18 | 24.62±2.87 | .2432 |
| History of hypertension | 342 (56.74) | 52 (69.33) | .0316 |
| History of diabetes | 116 (19.11) | 15 (20.00) | .8536 |
| History of coronary heart disease | 53 (8.73) | 7 (9.33) | .8622 |
| History of atrial fibrillation | 22 (3.62) | 3 (4.00) | .8703 |
| TOAST* | .0046 | ||
| Large artery atherosclerosis | 135 (22.24) | 19 (25.33) | |
| Cardiogenic embolism | 29 (4.78) | 4 (5.33) | |
| Small artery occlusion | 186 (30.64) | 26 (34.67) | |
| Another determined cause | 2 (0.33) | 3 (4.00) | |
| An undetermined cause | 255 (42.01) | 23 (30.67) | |
| GAD‐7 at 2 weeks (mean±SD) | 2.289±3.52 | 2.587±4.26 | .7228 |
| GAD‐7 at 12 months (mean±SD) | 1.48±2.84 | 2.38±4.57 | .3482 |
| NIHSS (admission, mean±SD) | 3.65±3.14 | 3.08±2.43 | .1804 |
| NIHSS (discharge, mean±SD) | 1.78±1,96 | 1.84±2.01 | .8106 |
| mRS (admission, mean±SD) | 0.21±0.60 | 0.27±0.66 | .2833 |
| mRS (discharge, mean±SD) | 1.09±1.00 | 1.04±0.88 | .9462 |
| mRS at 12 m (mean±SD)* | 0.70±0.78 | 1.03±1.07 | .0108 |
| Recurrence of ischemic stroke* | 37 (6.10) | 13 (17.33) | .0004 |
| Bleeding after admission | 10 (1.65) | 0 | .2628 |
| Recurrence of haemorrhagic stroke at 3 m | 1 (0.16) | 0 | .7250 |
| Recurrence of haemorrhagic stroke at 12 m | 2 (0.33) | 1 (1.33) | .2152 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; GAD‐7, General Anxiety Disorder‐7; mRS, modified Ranking Scales; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; SD, standard deviation. *p<.05.