Table 3

Associations among the inability to return to work 6 months after a first-ever ischaemic stroke and the demographic, occupational, clinical and cognitive factors and mood state

Value (df)p Value
Demographic data
 Sex0.234 (1)* 0.628
 Age−3.252 (138) 0.001
 Education2.149 (138) 0.033
Occupational data: type of work8.674 (4)* 0.070
Accumulation of vascular risk factors655.500 0.379
Neurological data
 National Institute of Health Stroke Scale
  Admittance1475.500 0.000
  Discharge1155.500 0.000
 Glasgow Coma Scale
  Admittance1874.000 0.003
  Discharge2088.000 0.006
  Aetiology by TOAST12.198 (4)* 0.016
 Radiological data
  Lesion location10.823 (8)* 0.212
  Lesion size11.722 (3)* 0.008
  Lesion side2.816 (3)* 0.421
  Functional data: Barthel Index1607.000 0.000
Neuropsychological data: early assessment
 Number of cognitive deficits1038.500 0.000
 Cognitive deficit in
  Executive functions23.011 (1)* 0.000
  Psychomotor speed19.307 (1)* 0.000
  Episodic memory17.564 (1)* 0.000
  Working memory9.990 (1)* 0.002
  Language15.595 (1)* 0.000
  Visual spatial and constructional skills17.564 (1)* 0.000
  Motor skills16.284 (1)* 0.000
Neuropsychological data: follow-up
 Number of cognitive deficits1372.000 0.000
 Persistence of deficits16.842 (1)* 0.000
 Cognitive deficit in
  Executive functioning8.818 (1)* 0.003
  Psychomotor speed16.542 (1)* 0.000
  Episodic memory10.954 (1)* 0.001
  Working memory9.213 (1)* 0.002
  Language9.284 (1)* 0.002
  Visual spatial and constructional skills0.671 (1)* 0.413
  Motor skills5.759 (1)* 0.016
Mood state: profile of mood states
 Early assessment1.400 (1)* 0.237
 Follow-up1.678 (1)* 0.195
  • * χ2 Statistics.

  • t Statistics.

  • U Statistics.

  • TOAST, Trial of Org 10 172 in acute stroke treatment.