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Patient Age Group |
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29–59 yrs n=23 |
60–74 yrs n =49 |
75–91 yrs n=43 |
Test statistic and p-value |
| Fatigue measures |
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| Post-stroke, FSS-7 (1–7), mean (SD) |
4.6 (1.1) |
3.4 (1.5) |
4.3 (1.4) |
F(2,112)=7.75, p=.001 |
| No/mild fatigue, n (%) |
5 (22%) |
32 (65%) |
17 (39%) |
χ2(2)=14.0, p=.007 |
| Moderate fatigue, n (%) |
10 (43%) |
9 (19%) |
12 (28%) |
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| Severe fatigue, n (%) |
8 (35%) |
8 (16%) |
14 (33%) |
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| Pre-stroke, n (%) |
9 (39%) |
10 (20%) |
15 (35%) |
χ2(2)=3.57, p=.168 |
| Socio-demographic variables |
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| Age in years, mean (SD) |
47.6 (7.6) |
66.6 (4.5) |
81.3 (3.9) |
F(2,112)=334, p<.001 |
| Gender, n (%) |
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χ2(2)=3.27, p=.195 |
| Men |
16 (70%) |
31 (63%) |
21 (49%) |
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| Women |
7 (30%) |
18 (37%) |
22 (51%) |
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| Years of formal education, n (%) |
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|
|
χ2(2)=0.70, p=.704 |
| < 12 years |
15 (65%) |
36 (73%) |
32 (74%) |
|
| ≥ 12 years |
8 (35%) |
13 (27%) |
11 (26%) |
|
| In paired relationship, n (%) |
20 (87%) |
35 (71%) |
21 (49%) |
χ2(2)=10.8, p=.005 |
| Working, n (%) |
17 (74%) |
11 (22%) |
0 (0%) |
χ2(2)=44.6, p<.001 |
| Clinical variables, n (%) |
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| Stroke type |
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χ2(2)=2.41, p=.661 |
| Infarct |
17 (74%) |
41 (84%) |
32 (74%) |
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| Hemorrhage |
1 (4%) |
2 (4%) |
4 (9%) |
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| Not detectable |
5 (22%) |
6 (12%) |
7 (16%) |
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| Stroke location (n=90) |
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|
χ2(2)=6.19, p=.403 |
| Right |
6 (35%) |
14 (34%) |
11 (34%) |
|
| Left |
8 (47%) |
14 (34%) |
7 (22%) |
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| Bilateral |
3 (18%) |
9 (22%) |
8 (25%) |
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| Unknown |
0 (0%) |
4 (10%) |
6 (19%) |
|
| Use of sleep medication |
4 (17%) |
11 (22%) |
16 (37%) |
χ2(2)=3.87, p=.144 |
| Clinical variables, mean (SD) |
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| Physical Functioning, SF-36 (1–100) |
68.9 (27.6) |
66.3 (31.6) |
45.0 (33.8) |
F(2,112)=6.61, p=.002 |
| Activities of Daily Living, BI (1–20) (n=106) |
17.5 (4.7) |
18.6 (3.3) |
16.7 (4.3) |
F(2,103)=2.35, p=.101 |
| Sleep Quality, PSQI (0–21) (n=113) |
6.8 (4.0) |
6.2 (3.4) |
7.8 (3.5) |
F(2,110)=2.40, p=.096 |
| Depression, BDI-II (0-63) (n=111) |
11.5 (7.8) |
7.6 (7.3) |
10.6 (7.4) |
F(2,108)=2.77, p=.067 |
| Body Mass Index (n=104) |
27.8 (6.1) |
27.4 (4.2) |
23.8 (4.8) |
F(2,101)=7.15, p=.001 |
Note. FSS-7 = Fatigue Severity Scale 7 item version; BI = Barthel Index; PSQI = Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; BDI-II=Beck Depression Inventory II. Scale range in
parentheses. |
