Table 1 Univariate analysis of NCI vs. PSCI subjects in the model development dataset.

From: Development and validation of a risk score (CHANGE) for cognitive impairment after ischemic stroke

Variables

NCI N = 131 (62.68%)

PSCI N = 78 (37.32%)

p value

Follow-up interval, mean (SD), days

109.81 (96.34)

124.70 (120.85)

0.830

Age, mean (SD), years

57.34 (11.45)

68.94 (10.61)

<0.001*

Gender, No. (%), female

35 (26.72)

32 (41.03)

0.032*

Education, mean (SD), years

6.35 (4.39)

1.63 (2.67)

<0.001*

Education <6 years, No. (%)

52 (39.69)

67 (85.90)

<0.001*

Race, No. (%)

  

0.467

   Chinese

105 (80.15)

68 (87.18)

 

   Malay

16 (12.21)

4 (5.13)

 

   Indian

7 (5.34)

5 (6.41)

 

   Others

3 (2.30)

1 (1.28)

 

Diabetes mellitus, No. (%)

55 (41.98)

31 (39.74)

0.750

Hypertension, No. (%)

94 (71.76)

69 (88.46)

0.005*

Hyperlipidemia, No. (%)

103 (78.63)

66 (84.62)

0.287

Atrial fibrillation, No. (%)

16 (12.21)

17 (21.79)

0.066

Smoking history, No. (%)

45 (34.35)

15 (19.48)

0.006*

History of TIA, No. (%)

12 (9.16)

3 (3.85)

0.150

History of stroke, No. (%)

21 (16.03)

10 (12.82)

0.528

History of IHD, No. (%)

21 (16.03)

19 (24.36)

0.146

GCA score, mean (SD)

0.34 (0.54)

0.56 (0.66)

0.009*

Fazekas WMH score, mean (SD)

1.31 (0.96)

2.01 (0.80)

<0.001a

Acute lacunar infarcts, mean (SD)

   Cortical

1.10 (2.21)

1.96 (3.55)

0.326

   Sublobar

0.27 (0.69)

0.21 (0.52)

0.404

   Infratentorial

0.30 (0.81)

0.37 (1.23)

0.385

Acute non-lacunar infarcts, mean (SD)

   Cortical

0.45 (0.82)

0.85 (1.03)

<0.001*

   Sublobar

0.14 (0.39)

0.19 (0.46)

0.363

   Infratentorial

0.07 (0.28)

0.04 (0.19)

0.474

Chronic infarcts, mean (SD)

   Cortical

0.29 (0.72)

0.60 (1.00)

0.009*

   Sublobar

0.49 (0.92)

0.77 (1.13)

0.022*

   Infratentorial

0.21 (0.69)

0.28 (0.66)

0.187

  1. Abbreviations: GCA, global cortical atrophy; IHD, ischemic heart disease; NCI, no cognitive impairment; PSCI, post-stroke cognitive impairment; TIA, transient ischemic attack; WMH, white matter hyperintensity.
  2. *Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05).