11 March 2021>: Clinical Research
Dynamic Structural and Functional Reorganizations Following Motor Stroke
Yumei Xia AE* , Gelun Huang CE* , Xuemei Quan B , Qixiong Qin D , Hui Li F , Ci Xu BF , Zhijian Liang AG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.929092
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929092
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients and controls.
Characteristics | Patients, n=34 | Controls, n=34 | P value |
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Age (years) | 63.4 [52.1–73.8] | 61.2 [49.3–70.5] | 0.532* |
Female N (%) | 14 (41.2%) | 16 (47.1%) | 0.808** |
Vascular risk factors N (%) | |||
Hypertension | 23 (67.6%) | 18 (52.9%) | 0.215** |
Diabetes | 19 (55.9%) | 13 (38.2%) | 0.145** |
Hypercholesterolemia | 20 (58.8%) | 15 (44.1%) | 0.225** |
NIHSS admission | 7 [–]4 | – | – |
MMSE | ≥21 | – | – |
Lesion size (cm) | 9.4 [3.2–35.1] | – | – |
Lesion side (left) N (%) | 18 (52.9%) | – | – |
NIHSS – National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; MMSE – Mini-Mental State Examination. Continuous variables presented as median [P25–P75]. * Assessed by Mann-Whitney U test; ** assessed by chi-square test. |