Table 3. Demographic and performance summary by recovery group.
M:F | Age | Edu | Hand | Vol | DM | HTN | Psy | WAB | BNT* | CU* | |
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Good recovery | 19:20 | 39 | 37 | 32; 6 | 37 | 13;26 | 35;4 | 2;36 | 19 | 20 | 27 |
62.2±12.74 | 14.5±2.93 | 34983±42770 | 5.16±11.98 | 4.61±6.44 | 4.80±5.34 | ||||||
Poor recovery | 18:22 | 40 | 40 | 38;2 | 38 | 14;26 | 36;4 | 6;34 | 27 | 25 | 27 |
59.33±12.07 | 14.05±2.65 | 22167±56665 | 0.22±1.02 | -0.03±0.21 | 0.36±0.54 |
*p < 0.01. Continuous variables are reported as N Mean ± Standard Deviation. Edu: Education (in years). Hand: Handedness right; left. Vol: Acute lesion volume (mm3). DM: Diabetes mellitus present; absent. HTN: hypertension present; absent. Psy: mental health diagnosis in chart at the time of admission present; absent. For assessments, scores in the table reflect standardized difference scores between acute performance and average chronic performance. Higher numbers are associated with greater recovery. WAB: Western Aphasia Battery Aphasia Quotient (omnibus measure of language). BNT: Boston Naming Test (picture naming of nouns). CU: Cookie Theft content units (content provided when describing a picture).