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Table 5 Factors associating with physical complications developed during the first year after stroke using univariate analysis and multiple logistic regression analysis

From: Long-term morbidities in stroke survivors: a prospective multicenter study of Thai stroke rehabilitation registry

Factors

Physical complications@

No physical complication

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p-value#

Sex (n = 198)

    

  Male

51 (45.9%)

60 (54.1%)

0.053

  Female

52 (59.8%)

35 (40.2%)

  

Age (n = 198)

    

  < 60 years

35 (41.7%)

49 (58.3%)

1

0.012*

  ≥ 60 years

68 (59.6%)

46 (40.4%)

2.1 (1.2, 3.7)

 

OAIa (n = 198)

    

 < 3 months

87 (54.0%)

74 (46.0%)

0.236

 ≥ 3 months

16 (43.2%)

21 (56.8%)

  

Pathology (n = 198)

    

  Hemorrhage

21 (38.9%)

33 (61.1%)

0.024*

  Infarction

82 (56.9%)

62 (43.1%)

  

Psychological complications (anxiety/depression) at DC (n = 166)

 

  < 11

74 (54.8%)

61 (45.2%)

0.331

  ≥ 11

14 (45.2%)

17 (54.8%)

  

Physical complications at DC (n = 198)

  

  No

32 (43.8%)

41 (56.2%)

0.078

  Yes

71 (56.8%)

54 (43.2%)

  

Family support (n = 198)

  

  No

3 (100.0%)

0.109

  Yes

103 (52.8%)

92 (47.2%)

  

LOSb (n = 198)

    

 < 1 months

62 (53.0%)

55 (47.0%)

0.742

  ≥ 1 months

41 (50.6%)

40 (49.4%)

  

Barthel scorec at DC (n = 198)

   

  < 15

58 (56.3%)

49 (51.7%)

0.504

  ≥ 15

45 (43.7%)

46 (48.3%)

  
  1. @ Physical complications mainly represented pain in all aspects.
  2. #Data were analyzed using Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test.
  3. a OAI = Onset to admission interval, b LOS = Length of stay, c BI = Barthel Index <15 means moderately to severely disabled, ≥15 means mildly disabled to independently, DC = discharge.
  4. *Statistical significance.