Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 2, Number 1, February 2010, pages 39-43


Depression and Recovery of Daily Life Autonomy in Patients With Stroke Receiving Home Rehabilitative Treatment

Figure

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Incidence of hypertension according to gender and severity of depression. W: women; M: men. P = 0.02.

Table

Table 1. Socio-Demographic, Anamnestic Characteristics and Etiological Subtype/Location of the Lesion in the 103 Patients Under Study
 
CharacteristicN (%)
*The total is higher than 103, because some patients had a mixed subtype.
Female gender62 (60.2)
Education (years)
   < 891 (88.3)
   ≥ 812 (11.7)
Caregiver
   Household member77 (74.8)
   other26 (25.2)
Hyperthension84 (81.6)
Coronaropathy15 (14.7)
Diabetes38 (36.9)
Dyslipidemy23 (22.5)
Previous stroke34 (33.0)
Location of the lesion
   Right emisphere33 (32.0)
   Left emisphere56 (54.4)
   other14 (13.6)
Etiological subtype*
   aterotrombotic55 (53.4)
   cardioembolic51 (49.5)
   Small vessels disease32 (31.1)