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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the stroke cohort

From: The negative impact of spasticity on the health-related quality of life of stroke survivors: a longitudinal cohort study

 

All poststroke patients

Patients with spasticity dataa

Patients with spasticitya

Patients without spasticitya

P value*

N

460

328

54

274

 

BMI, median (IQR)

27.4 (24.2–31.5)

27.9 (24.6–32.3)

28.1 (24.4–33.8)

27.9 (24.6–31.7)

.50

Current smoker, n (%)

143 (31.0)

103 (31.0)

19 (35.0)

84 (31.0)

.51

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Cardiovascular

201 (43.7)

134 (41.0)

20 (37.0)

114 (41.6)

.53

 Diabetes

164 (35.6)

115 (35.0)

21 (38.9)

94 (34.3)

.52

 Depression (CESD ≥10)

180 (39.2)

125 (38.0)

24 (44.4)

101(36.9)

.29

 Seizure

30 (6.5)

20 (6.0)

8 (14.8)

12 (4.4)

.01

 Infection

82 (17.9)

54 (17.0)

8 (14.8)

46 (16.8)

.71

Prestroke Rankin (pre-mRS), median (IQR)

1 (0, 2)

1 (0, 2)

1 (0, 2)

1 (0, 2)

.68

Lesion volume, median (IQR)

N = 205

N = 143

N = 23

N = 120

.20

2 (0–14)

2 (0–16)

2 (1–39)

2 (0–12)

Estimated rNIHSS, median (IQR)

4 (2–7)

4 (2–7)

6 (3–10)

4 (2–6)

.02

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, CESD Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale, IQR interquartile range, mRS modified Rankin Scale, rNIHSS retrospective National Institute of Health Stroke Scale
  2. aAt 3 months
  3. *Comparison between patients with and without spasticity