Clinical and demographic characteristics between patients with PSD and those with non-PSD
| Variable | PSD group(n=121) | Non-PSD group(n=131) | Statistics value | P value |
| Age (years) | 64.54 (9.86) | 65.53 (9.32) | 0.819 | 0.413* |
| Gender (male/female) | 49/72 | 73/58 | 5.841 | 0.016† |
| Education level (years) | 5.82 (4.79) | 7.82 (4.60) | 3.391 | 0.001* |
| BMI | 23.23 (3.13) | 24.21 (2.78) | 2.650 | 0.009* |
| HDRS | 21.79 (6.37) | 5.31 (3.90) | −24.555 | <0.001* |
| MMSE | 23.88 (5.01) | 25.11 (4.79) | 1.993 | 0.047* |
| Vascular risk factors (%) | ||||
| Hypertension | 55 (45.45) | 76 (58.02) | 3.976 | 0.046† |
| Coronary heart disease | 6 (4.96) | 6 (4.58) | 0.020 | 0.888† |
| Diabetes mellitus | 23 (19.01) | 37 (28.24) | 2.958 | 0.085† |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 6 (4.96) | 7 (5.34) | 0.019 | 0.890† |
| Active smokers | 34 (28.10) | 46 (35.11) | 1.429 | 0.232† |
| Alcohol consumption | 28 (23.14) | 29 (22.14) | 0.036 | 0.849† |
| Neurological function | ||||
| NIHSS | 4.70 (4.48) | 4.02 (3.72) | −1.305 | 0.193* |
| mRS | 2.03 (1.34) | 2.05 (1.59) | −0.103 | 0.918* |
| BI | 71.40 (27.75) | 75.84 (25.34) | 1.326 | 0.186* |
Data reported as mean (SD) and ratio.
*Two-independent sample t-test.
†χ2 test.
BI, Barthel Index; BMI, body mass index; HDRS, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; non-PSD, non-poststroke depression; PSD, poststroke depression.