Preliminary study on relationship between activities of daily living and hemoglobin level in patients with acute ischemic stroke / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the correlation between activities of daily living and hemoglobin level in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed in 190 patients with acute ischemic stroke from August 2015 to April 2017. The hemoglobin (Hb) levels at admission were analyzed . According to the Barthel index (BI) score, the patients were divided into good improvement group ( n=119) and poor improvement group ( n=71). Spearman correlation analysis was used to study the relationship between hemoglobin level and short-term activities of daily living in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Results:(1)The short-term activities of daily living was improved in 119 patients. Among them, 62 (52.1%) were under 65 years old and 57 (47.9%) were over 65 years old, 9 (7.56%) male patients with hemoglobin <120 g/L and 39 (32.77%) male patients with hemoglobin > 150 g/L. There were 71 patients with poor short-term activities of daily living. Among them, 23(32.39%)were under 65 years old and 48(67.61%)were over 65 years old, 1(1.41%)male patients with hemoglobin <120 g/L and 12(16.9%) male patients with hemoglobin > 150 g/L. There were significant differences in age (χ 2= 6.985, P=0.008) and male hemoglobin level (χ 2= 8.069, P=0.005) between patients with good activities of daily living and patients with poor activities of daily living.(2)Regression analysis showed that age > 65 years ( β =1.386, OR=4.000, 95% CI=1.189-3.461, P=0.025) and abnormal hemoglobin levels in men (Hb<120 g/L or > 150 g/L) ( β =1.089, OR=2.972, 95% CI=1.383-6.388, P=0.005) were the influencing factors of poor short-term quality of life in patients with acute ischemic stroke.(3)Spearman correlation analysis showed that abnormal hemoglobin levels in men (Hb<120 g/L or>150 g/L) were positively correlated with poor short-term activities of daily living in patients with acute ischemic stroke( r=0.244, P=0.004). Conclusion:Abnormal hemoglobin level is associated with poor short-term activities of daily living improvement in patients with acute ischemic stroke.