Research Article

Variation in Functional Independence among Stroke Survivors Having Fatigue and Depression

Table 4

Multivariate analysis, controlling for influence of differences in age and duration of stroke on outcome.

Poststroke characteristicADLIADL
Before control
OR (95% CI)
After control
OR (95% CI)
Before control
OR (95% CI)
After control
OR (95% CI)

Depression4.94 (1.72–14.22)4.72 (1.47–15.17) 6.78 (2.20–20.93) 6.37 (1.85–20.27)
0.0030.0090.0010.003
Fatigue1.83 (0.68–4.45)2.44 (0.78–7.63)2.51 (0.92–6.84)3.10 (0.99–9.64)
0.2350.1260.0730.055
Combined depression and fatigue6.4 (1.16–35.44)8.37 (1.05–66.97)5.36 (1.71–16.74)6.19 (1.71–22.41)
0.0340.0450.0040.005

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval, : probability value.