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

Table 4 Subgroup analysis: Differences between anxiety and depression

Characteristic	Anxiety only (n = 15)	Depression only (n = 14)	Comorbid anxiety-depression (n = 17)	P value
Left hemisphere lesions	45.2	68.4	58.8	0.037
Right hemisphere lesions	59.5	39.5	47.1	0.044
NIHSS score at admission	6.5 ± 1.5	7.0 ± 2.0	9.5 ± 2.5	0.013
Functional status at 2 weeks post-stroke
mRS score	2.5 ± 0.8	3.0 ± 0.9	3.5 ± 1.0	< 0.001
BI score	75.0 ± 10.0	68.0 ± 12.0	60.0 ± 15.0	< 0.001
Social support score (SSRS)	35.0 ± 5.0	32.0 ± 6.0	30.0 ± 7.0	0.021
Time of stroke onset (hours)	3.5 ± 1.0	4.0 ± 1.2	4.5 ± 1.5	0.034
Systolic blood pressure at stroke onset (mmHg)	155.0 ± 20.0	160.0 ± 22.0	165.0 ± 25.0	0.048
Blood glucose level at stroke onset (mmol/L)	7.0 ± 1.2	7.2 ± 1.3	7.8 ± 1.5	0.039
Education level				0.056
Primary school or below	40.0	50.0	64.7
Secondary school	40.0	35.7	29.4
College or above	20.0	14.3	5.9
Age (years)	63.0 ± 10.0	65.0 ± 11.0	67.0 ± 12.0	0.234

NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; mRS: Modified Rankin Scale; BI: Barthel Index; SSRS: Social Support Rating Scale.