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World J Psychiatry. Sep 19, 2026; 16(9): 120517
Published online Sep 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.120517
Published online Sep 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.120517
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants, mean ± SD/n (%)
| Characteristic | PSD group (n = 68) | Non-PSD group (n = 88) | P value |
| Age (years) | 63.8 ± 11.5 | 65.7 ± 12.3 | 0.328 |
| Female | 39 (57.4) | 33 (37.5) | 0.012 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.6 ± 3.2 | 24.1 ± 3.5 | 0.371 |
| Education level | 0.358 | ||
| Primary or below | 30 (44.1) | 33 (37.5) | |
| Secondary | 26 (38.2) | 36 (40.9) | |
| College or above | 12 (17.6) | 19 (21.6) | |
| Married | 55 (80.9) | 76 (86.4) | 0.348 |
| Urban residence | 38 (55.9) | 50 (56.8) | 0.905 |
| Employed | 28 (41.2) | 42 (47.7) | 0.408 |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Hypertension | 46 (67.6) | 54 (61.4) | 0.414 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 20 (29.4) | 22 (25.0) | 0.539 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 22 (32.4) | 25 (28.4) | 0.588 |
| Coronary heart disease | 12 (17.6) | 13 (14.8) | 0.626 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 9 (13.2) | 10 (11.4) | 0.719 |
| Previous stroke | 11 (16.2) | 9 (10.2) | 0.265 |
| Psychiatric history | 13 (19.1) | 5 (5.7) | 0.007 |
| Family psychiatric history | 8 (11.8) | 4 (4.5) | 0.085 |
| Smoking | 20 (29.4) | 24 (27.3) | 0.766 |
| Alcohol use | 14 (20.6) | 15 (17.0) | 0.570 |
| SSRS score | 30.8 ± 7.5 | 39.2 ± 8.8 | < 0.001 |
- Citation: Yang JY, Hu BH, Liu FZ, Gao YX. Predictive factors for post-cerebral infarction depression: A retrospective study of 156 patients. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(9): 120517
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i9/120517.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.120517