Table 1 Baseline characteristics between follow-up and loss to follow-up at 3 months or 12 months
3 months | p value | 12 months | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Follow-up | Loss to follow-up | Follow-up | Loss to follow-up | |||
N = 380 | N = 218 | N = 322 | N = 276 | |||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
Age, mean (sd) | 62.3 (10.6) | 62.0 (11.0) | 0.758 | 62.1 (10.6) | 62.4 (11.0) | 0.718 |
Gender | 0.731 | 0.273 | ||||
Male | 251 (66.0) | 147 (67.4) | 208 (64.6) | 190 (68.8) | ||
Female | 129 (34.0) | 71 (32.6) | 114 (35.4) | 86 (31.2) | ||
Ethnicity | 0.130 | 0.452 | ||||
Chinese | 249 (65.5) | 159 (72.9) | 214 (66.5) | 194 (70.3) | ||
Malay | 94 (24.7) | 39 (17.9) | 78 (24.2) | 55 (19.9) | ||
Indian and others | 37 (9.8) | 20 (9.2) | 30 (9.3) | 27 (9.8) | ||
Marital status | 0.001 | 0.049 | ||||
Single | 38 (10.0) | 36 (16.5) | 31 (9.6) | 43 (15.6) | ||
Married | 282 (74.2) | 134 (61.5) | 239 (74.2) | 177 (64.1) | ||
Separated/ Divorced | 14 (3.7) | 22 (10.1) | 17 (5.3) | 19 (6.9) | ||
Widowed | 46 (12.1) | 26 (11.9) | 35 (10.9) | 37 (13.4) | ||
Primary caregiver | 0.186 | 0.170 | ||||
Spouse | 204 (54.0) | 98 (45.4) | 175 (54.5) | 127 (46.5) | ||
Child | 92 (24.3) | 55 (25.5) | 75 (23.4) | 72 (26.4) | ||
Sibling | 19 (5.0) | 19 (8.8) | 21 (6.5) | 17 (6.2) | ||
Maid/ others | 21 (5.6) | 15 (6.9) | 20 (6.2) | 16 (5.9) | ||
None | 42 (11.1) | 29 (13.4) | 30 (9.4) | 41 (15.0) | ||
Survey mode at baseline | 0.721 | 0.766 | ||||
Stroke patient | 358 (94.2) | 205 (94.9) | 305 (94.7) | 258 (94.2) | ||
Primary caregiver | 22 (5.8) | 11 (5.1) | 17 (5.3) | 16 (5.8) | ||
Subtype of stroke | 0.414 | 0.876 | ||||
Infarct (Ischemic) | 341 (89.7) | 190 (87.6) | 287 (89.1) | 244 (88.7) | ||
Haemorrhage/ both | 39 (10.3) | 27 (12.4) | 35 (10.9) | 31 (11.3) | ||
Episode of stroke | 0.809 | 0.637 | ||||
First stroke | 309 (81.3) | 179 (82.1) | 265 (82.3) | 223 (80.8) | ||
Recurrent stroke | 71 (18.7) | 39 (17.9) | 57 (17.7) | 53 (19.2) | ||
CCI, mean (sd) | 5.00 (1.70) | 4.85 (1.87) | 0.320 | 4.95 (1.73) | 4.95 (1.82) | 0.989 |
EQ index value at baseline, mean (sd) | 0.83 (0.26) | 0.84 (0.25) | 0.577 | 0.83 (0.27) | 0.84 (0.25) | 0.489 |
CES-D, mean (sd) | 6.32 (5.48) | 6.90 (5.48) | 0.207 | 6.56 (5.41) | 6.50 (5.57) | 0.901 |
Shah-mBI, mean (sd) | 71.79 (30.62) | 71.75 (31.21) | 0.986 | 70.38 (31.45) | 73.40 (30.03) | 0.232 |
NIHSS, mean (sd) | 4.74 (4.57) | 4.51 (4.50) | 0.547 | 4.57 (4.42) | 4.75 (4.69) | 0.626 |
MMSE, mean (sd) | 23.23 (6.26) | 22.67 (6.39) | 0.295 | 23.28 (6.21) | 22.73 (6.42) | 0.290 |
FAB, mean (sd) | 13.45 (4.51) | 13.65 (4.32) | 0.594 | 13.81 (4.27) | 13.19 (4.60) | 0.087 |
mRS, mean (sd) | 2.65 (1.33) | 2.49 (1.41) | 0.151 | 2.61 (1.37) | 2.58 (1.36) | 0.792 |
mRS | 0.207 | 0.332 | ||||
No symptoms at all | 8 (2.1) | 11 (5.0) | 7 (2.2) | 12 (4.4) | ||
No significant disability | 104 (27.4) | 66 (30.3) | 98 (30.4) | 72 (26.1) | ||
Slight disability | 54 (14.2) | 32 (14.7) | 43 (13.4) | 43 (15.6) | ||
Moderate disability | 72 (18.9) | 29 (13.3) | 53 (16.5) | 48 (17.4) | ||
Moderately severe disability | 130 (34.2) | 75 (34.4) | 109 (33.8) | 96 (34.8) | ||
Severe disability | 12 (3.2) | 5 (2.3) | 12 (3.7) | 5 (1.8) | ||