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Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Psychiatry. Sep 19, 2026; 16(9): 121125
Published online Sep 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.121125
Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics between the two groups, mean ± SD/n (%)
Characteristic
Overall (n = 328)
Intervention group (n = 168)
Routine care group (n = 160)
χ2/t value
P value
Age (years)58.7 ± 10.457.9 ± 10.159.5 ± 10.7-1.3890.166
Sex0.1270.722
    Male198 (60.4)103 (61.3)95 (59.4)
    Female130 (39.6)65 (38.7)65 (40.6)
Education level1.0450.593
    High school and below185 (56.4)98 (58.3)87 (54.4)
    College degree and above143 (43.6)70 (41.7)73 (45.6)
Patient type0.3350.954
    Acute ischemic stroke thrombectomy135 (41.2)70 (41.7)65 (40.6)
    Intracranial aneurysm embolization116 (35.4)56 (33.3)60 (37.5)
    Intracranial/extracranial artery stenosis stenting50 (15.2)28 (16.7)22 (13.8)
    Cerebral vascular malformation embolization27 (8.2)14 (8.3)13 (8.1)
Number of comorbidities1.8 ± 1.11.7 ± 1.01.9 ± 1.21.6720.095


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