Table 3.
Different in Socio-Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Among the Latent Classes (n=660)
| Variables | Class 1 (n=66) | Class 2 (n=171) | Class 3 (n=423) | χ2(F) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 27 (41.0) | 75 (43.9) | 255 (60.2) | 6.120 | 0.047* |
| Female | 39 (59.0) | 96 (56.1) | 168 (39.8) | |||
| Age | <65 | 42 (63.7) | 105 (61.4) | 276 (65.1) | 10.938 | 0.027* |
| ≥65 | 24 (36.3) | 66 (38.6) | 147 (34.9) | |||
| Marital status | Married | 60 (90.1) | 141 (82.4) | 387 (91.4) | 3.491 | 0.175 |
| Divorced or widowed | 6 (9.9) | 30 (17.6) | 36 (8.6) | |||
| Education | Elementary school and below | 6 (9.3) | 30 (17.5) | 90 (24.0) | 3.990 | 0.678 |
| Junior high school | 24 (36.3) | 57 (33.3) | 144 (34.0) | |||
| Senior high school | 24 (36.3) | 63 (36.8) | 114 (26.9) | |||
| College degree and above | 12 (18.1) | 21 (12.4) | 75 (15.1) | |||
| Place of residence | Rural area | 42 (63.6) | 114 (66.7) | 276 (65.2) | 0.081 | 0.960 |
| Town | 24 (36.4) | 57 (33.3) | 147 (34.8) | |||
| Living condition | Living with others | 30 (45.5) | 144 (84.2) | 351 (82.9) | 6.120 | 0.047* |
| Living alone | 36 (54.5) | 27 (15.8) | 72 (17.1) | |||
| Infarct site | Lift | 27 (40.9) | 60 (35.0) | 186 (43.9) | 8.555 | 0.073 |
| Right | 36 (54.5) | 84 (49.1) | 219 (51.7) | |||
| Both | 3 (4.6) | 27 (15.9) | 18 (4.4) | |||
| NIHSS score | <4 | 21 (31.9) | 84 (49.2) | 261 (61.7) | 8.129 | 0.017* |
| ≥4 | 45 (68.1) | 87 (50.8) | 162 (38.3) | |||
| mRS score | 0~1 | 24 (36.4) | 78 (45.7) | 162 (38.3) | 0.787 | 0.376 |
| 2~3 | 42 (63.6) | 93 (54.3) | 261 (61.7) | |||
| CDSES score | 32.34±13.07 | 38.21±15.48 | 47.18±17.29 | 12.391 | 0.018* | |
| PSSS score | 42.82±13.27 | 35.29±11.30 | 55.28±16.50 | 16.290 | 0.002* | |
Note: * means p<0.05.
Abbreviations: mRS, Modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; CDSES, The Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Diseases; PSSS, Perceived Social Support Scale.