Risk factors and early identification markers for post-ischemic stroke anxiety and depression

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants

Characteristic	PSD group (n = 46)	Non-PSD group (n = 66)	P value
Gender (female)	56.5	39.4	0.003
Age (years)	64.5 ± 12.2	66.3 ± 11.9	0.295
Education level			0.672
Primary school or below	41.3	39.4
Secondary school	39.1	40.9
College or above	19.6	19.7
Marital status (married)	82.6	86.4	0.462
Residence type (urban)	58.7	56.1	0.591
History of mental disorders	17.4	6.1	< 0.001
Social support (SSRS Score)	31.6 ± 7.7	38.8 ± 8.6	< 0.001
Smoking history	28.3	25.8	0.657
Alcohol history	19.6	15.2	0.435
History of hypertension	65.2	62.1	0.723
History of diabetes	26.1	25.8	0.954
History of dyslipidemia	30.4	28.8	0.837
History of atrial fibrillation	13.0	10.6	0.678

PSD: Post-stroke anxiety and depression; SSRS: Social Support Rating Scale.