Research Article
Influence of Medication on Fatigue Six Months after Stroke
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics overall and according to 6-month poststroke fatigue.
| | | Overall () | Poststroke fatigue | value | | No () | Yes () |
| | Demographic variables | | | | | | Age, mean ± standard deviation | 63.6 ± 12.8 | 62.3 ± 12.5 | 64.7 ± 13.1 | 0.24 | | Men | 93 (60.8) | 49 (68.1) | 44 (54.3) | 0.082 |
| | Vascular risk factors | | | | | | Hypertension | 84 (54.9) | 38 (52.8) | 46 (56.8) | 0.62 | | Diabetes mellitus | 20 (13.1) | 7 (9.7) | 13 (16.0) | 0.25 | | Dyslipidemia | 72 (47.1) | 30 (41.7) | 42 (51.9) | 0.21 | | Smoking | 33 (21.6) | 13 (18.1) | 20 (24.7) | 0.32 | | Alcohol consumption | 15 (9.8) | 5 (6.9) | 10 (12.3) | 0.26 |
| | Medical history | | | | | | Coronary heart disease | 35 (22.9) | 12 (16.7) | 23 (28.4) | 0.085 | | Previous stroke or transient ischemic attack | 25 (16.3) | 12 (16.7) | 13 (16.0) | 0.92 | | Cancer | 14 (9.2) | 9 (12.5) | 5 (6.2) | 0.18 | | Depression | 13 (8.5) | 8 (11.1) | 5 (6.2) | 0.27 |
| | Stroke characteristics | | | | | | 6-month NIHSS, median | 0 (0–11) | 0 (0–6) | 0 (0–11) | 0.060 | | Score ≥ 1 | 56 (36.6) | 21 (29.2) | 35 (43.3) | 0.072 | | 6-month Barthel Index score = 100 (complete recovery) | 137 (89.5) | 68 (94.4) | 69 (85.2) | 0.062 | | Infarct location | | | | | | Right | 62 (40.5) | 34 (47.2) | 28 (34.6) | 0.24 | | Left | 64 (41.8) | 24 (33.3) | 40 (49.4) | | Posterior fossa | 21 (13.7) | 11 (12.3) | 10 (12.3) | | Multiple | 6 (3.9) | 3 (4.2) | 3 (3.7) |
| | Emotional and sleep disturbances | | | | | | Depression | 32 (20.9) | 10 (13.9) | 22 (27.2) | 0.025 | | Anxiety | 64 (41.8) | 22 (30.6) | 42 (51.9) | 0.003 | | Sleep disturbances | 79 (51.6) | 30 (41.7) | 49 (60.5) | 0.005 | | Sleep apnea syndrome | 12 (7.8) | 5 (6.9) | 7 (8.6) | 0.70 |
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Values are expressed as number (%) unless otherwise indicated.
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