Research Article
Prevalence, Severity, and Predictors of Poststroke Depression in a Prospective Cohort of Jordanian Patients
Table 2
Stroke type and severity.
| | Variables | Categories | 151 | % | Male (%) 100 | Female (%) 51 |
| | Type of stroke | Ischemic | 142 | 94.00 | 95 (95.00) | 47 (92.16) | | Hemorrhagic | 9 | 6.00 | 5 (5.00) | 4 (7.84) |
| | Length of hospital stay (LOS) | 1-2 days | 38 | 25.17 | 24 (24.00) | 14 (27.45) | | 3-4 days | 51 | 33.77 | 35 (35.00) | 16 (31.37) | | 5-7 days | 30 | 19.87 | 20 (20.00) | 10 (19.61) | | 7-42 days | 32 | 21.19 | 21 (21.00) | 11 (21.57) |
| | No ICU admission | 105 | 70.47 | 72 (73.47) | 33 (64.71) |
| | Patients admitted to ICU | 1-4 | 27 | 61.36 | 17 (65.38) | 10 (55.56) | | More than 4 | 17 | 38.64 | 9 (34.62) | 8 (44.44) |
| | Admission NIHSS scores | Mild | 84 | 56.00 | 57 (57.00) | 27 (54.00) | | Moderate | 57 | 38.00 | 38 (38.00) | 19 (38.00) | | Severe | 8 | 5.33 | 5 (5.00) | 3 (6.00) | | Very severe | 1 | 0.67 | 0 (0.00) | 1 (2.00) |
| | Presenting symptoms | Motor deficit | 106 | 70.20 | 73 (73.00) | 33 (64.71) | | Dysarthria | 102 | 67.55 | 69 (69.00) | 33 (64.71) | | Sensory deficit | 50 | 33.11 | 32 (32.00) | 18 (35.29) | | Dysphasia | 22 | 14.67 | 13 (13.13) | 9 (17.65) | | Unsteadiness | 8 | 5.30 | 6 (6.00) | 2 (3.92) | | Vision problem | 7 | 4.63 | 6 (6.00) | 1 (1.96) | | Seizure | 4 | 2.65 | 3 (3.00) | 1 (1.96) | | Vertigo | 3 | 1.99 | 2 (2.00) | 1 (1.96) | | Dysphagia | 3 | 1.98 | 1 (1.00) | 2 (3.92) | | Ataxia | 1 | 0.66 | 1 (1.00) | 0 (0.00) |
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