Participants N = 125 | Non-responders N = 36 | P-values | |
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Age at time of stroke, Mean (SD) | 70.5 (13.1) | 75 (13.6) | < 0.05 |
Gender, n (%) | |||
Female | 48 (38) | 16 (44) | |
Male | 77 (62) | 20 (56) | 0.34 |
Stroke subtype, n (%) | |||
Ischaemic | 113 (90) | 31 (86) | |
Haemorrhagic | 12 (10) | 5 (14) | 0.33 |
Marital status at time of stroke, n (%) | |||
Married/cohabitant | 80 (64) | 16 (45) | |
Widowed/single | 45 (36) | 20 (55) | < 0.05 |
Education, time of stroke, n (%) | |||
≤ 10 years (y) | 60 (48) | – | |
> 10 | 62 (50) | – | – |
Unknown | 3 (2) | – | |
Living conditions at 3 months, n (%) | |||
Home, without assistance | 92 (73) | 12 (33) | |
Home, with assistance | 23 (19) | 14 (39) | < 0.01a |
Institution/residence for the elderly | 10 (8) | 10 (28) | |
Work status at 3 months, n (%) | |||
Student/Unemployed/Working fulltime or part-time | 23 (18) | 3 (8) | 0.77 |
Retired/ Sick-leave | 102 (82) | 33 (92) | |
MRS at 3 months, n (%) | |||
0–1 no symptoms or significant disability | 84 (67) | 15 (42) | |
2–3 slight or moderate disability | 33 (26) | 16 (44) | |
4–5 severe disability | 8 (7) | 7 (14) | < 0.05b |