Effect of comprehensive nursing on the quality of life and swallowing function in individuals diagnosed with ischemic stroke

Table 1 General information in the two groups, n (%)

Factors	Research group, n = 92	Control group, n = 80	χ2 value	P value
Sex			0.023	0.880
Male	53 (57.61)	47 (58.75)
Female	39 (42.39)	33 (41.25)
Age (yr)			0.032	0.857
≥ 63	61 (66.30)	52 (65.00)
< 63	31 (33.70)	28 (35.00)
BMI (kg/m2)			0.001	0.977
≥ 23	55 (59.78)	48 (60.00)
< 23	37 (40.22)	32 (40.00)
Underlying disease			0.028	0.956
Diabetes mellitus	25 (23.21)	22 (20.37)
Hypertension	31 (25.00)	26 (27.78)
Hyperlipidemia	36 (28.58)	32 (27.78)
Smoking			0.001	0.983
≥ 400	47 (51.09)	41 (51.25)
< 400	45 (48.91)	39 (48.75)
Education level			0.069	0.793
Middle school not completed	57 (61.96)	48 (60.00)
Middle school completed	35 (38.04)	32 (40.00)
Nutrition status			0.011	0.915
Good	41 (44.57)	35 (43.75)
Fair	51 (55.43)	45 (56.25)

BMI: Body mass index.