Table 2.
Comparisons on clinical characteristics between young ischemic stroke patients with and without psychological symptoms.
| Characteristics | Patients without psychological symptoms (n = 283) |
Patients with psychological symptoms (n = 81) |
p 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 31.8 ± 6.3 | 31.9 ± 6.2 | 0.46 |
| Male sex, % (n) | 37.1 (105) | 34.6 (28) | 0.68 |
| Urban residents, % (n) | 97.2 (275) | 97.5 (79) | 1.00 |
| Senior high school or higher, % (n) | 93.6 (265) | 91.4 (74) | 0.47 |
| Married, % (n) | 67.5 (191) | 80.2 (65) | 0.03 |
| Had medical insurance, % (n) | 98.9 (280) | 97.5 (79) | 0.34 |
| Monthly income>6000 yuan, % (n) | 55.8 (158) | 60.5 (49) | 0.45 |
| Smoker, % (n) | 23.3 (66) | 14.8 (12) | 0.10 |
| Drinker, % (n) | 24.4 (69) | 29.6 (24) | 0.34 |
| Hypertension, % (n) | 10.2 (29) | 21.0 (17) | 0.01 |
| Diabetes, % (n) | 12.4 (35) | 12.4 (10) | 1.00 |
| Atrial fibrillation, % (n) | 20.1 (57) | 18.5 (15) | 0.75 |
| Infact location, % (n) | 0.06 | ||
| Cortex | 32.5 (92) | 21.0 (17) | |
| White matter lesions | 4.6 (13) | 0.0 (0) | |
| Basal ganglia + thalamus | 32.5 (92) | 39.5 (32) | |
| Brain stem | 23.3 (66) | 29.6 (24) | |
| Cerebellum | 7.1 (20) | 9.9 (8) | |
| Infarct size mm3, mean ± SD | 20.63 ± 30.48 | 31.87 ± 43.71 | 0.01 |
| NHISS score, mean ± SD | 2.8 ± 3.3 | 2.6 ± 3.2 | 0.61 |
| mRS score, mean ± SD | 2.5 ± 0.8 | 2.5 ± 0.7 | 0.78 |
| Bl score, mean ± SD | 82.9 ± 24 | 81.7 ± 27.6 | 0.70 |
| Total SCL-90, mean ± SD | 134.8 ± 7.6 | 191.6 ± 18.5 | <0.01 |
| FFAS total score, mean ± SD | 4.5 ± 1.5 | 4.4 ± 2.2 | 0.75 |
| 7-10 | 15.6 (44) | 24.7 (20) | <0.01 |
| 4-6 | 52.3 (148) | 30.7 (25) | |
| 0-3 | 32.2 (91) | 44.4 (36) | |
| SSRS total score, mean ± SD | 34.7 ± 10.2 | 33.2 ± 11.3 | 0.27 |
| <20 | 9.2 (26) | 7.4 (6) | 0.09 |
| 20-30 | 22.6 (64) | 34.6 (28) | |
| >30 | 68.2 (193) | 28.0 (47) | |
| Subjective support, mean ± SD | 20.1 ± 5.2 | 19.3 ± 5.8 | 0.22 |
| Objective support, mean ± SD | 8.1 ± 3.3 | 7.5 ± 3.6 | 0.16 |
| Utilization of support, mean ± SD | 6.5 ± 2.0 | 6.4 ± 2.3 | 0.85 |
Abbreviations: SD: standard deviance; NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; mRS: the modified Rankin Scale; BI: Barthel Index; FFAS: the Family function assessment scale; SSRS: the Social support rating scale; 1p was obtained using chi-square tests or Fisher's exact tests for categorical variables and Mann–Whitney U tests for continuous variables.