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Table 2 Clinical factors related to suicidal ideation in acute ischemic stroke patients

From: A study of suicidal ideation in acute ischemic stroke patients

Variables

With SI

Without SI

p* value

 

(n = 29) (%)

(n = 242) (%)

 

Pre-stroke depression

   

 Yes

15 (51.7)

22 (9.1)

<0.001

 No

14 (48.3)

220 (90.9)

 

Comorbidities

   

 Hypertension

16 (55.2)

138 (57.0)

0.849

 Diabetes

9 (31.0)

37 (15.3)

0.033

 Heart disease

4 (13.8)

31 (12.8)

0.881

NIHSS score, mean (SD)

5.3 (4.9)

2.1 (2.7)

<0.001

Post-stroke depression

   

 Normal

7 (24.1)

203 (83.9)

<0.001

 Mild depression

13 (44.8)

33 (13.6)

 

 Moderate/Major depression

9 (31.0)

6 (2.5)

 

Stroke location

   

 Left(front)

5 (17.2)

35 (14.5)

0.967

 Right(front)

5 (17.2)

47 (19.4)

 

 Bilateral(front)

6 (20.7)

55 (22.7)

 

 Back ( left , right and bilateral)

13 (44.8)

105 (43.4)

 

Disease treatment confidence

   

 None

4 (13.8)

4 (1.7)

<0.001

 Partial

9 (31.0)

28 (11.6)

 

 Totally

16 (55.2)

210 (86.8)

 

History of stroke

   

 Yes

12 (41.4)

96 (39.7)

0.859

 No

17 (58.6)

146 (60.3)

 

Sleep condition

   

 Good

8 (27.6)

99 (40.9)

0.186

 Normal

8 (27.6)

73 (30.2)

 

 Poor

13 (44.8)

70 (28.9)

 

SSRS score, mean (SD)

36.9 (4.6)

38.0 (4.8)

0.253

 TCSQ

   

 Poor

16 (55.2)

56 (23.1)

<0.001

 Good

13 (44.8)

186 (76.9)

 
  1. Note: NIHSS, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; SDS, Self-rating Depression Scale; SSRS, Social Support Rate Scale; TCSQ, Trait Coping Style Questionnaire; P* values in t tests for differences in means (variable: NIHSS score) or Chi-square tests for differences in proportions (other categorical variables).