Table 4.

ADL Modified Katz Disability Scale and Rate of Institutionalization in the Acute Phase of Stroke and at 3 or 6 Months Post-Stroke

				Among those who survived and attended a 3 to 6 month visit
	Acute Phase of Stroke			Acute Phase of Stroke			3 to 6 Months Post-Stroke
	Women	Men	Age-adjusted OR	Women	Men	Age-adjusted OR	Women	Men	Age-adjusted OR
N Incident Strokes	276	182		106	77		106	77
Pre-Stroke dependent living	27%	6%	4.03***	22%	5%	3.71*
Pre-Stroke Katz ADL scale	16%	6%	2.31*	11%	3%	4.33
(1+dependent)
Age at Stroke	81±9	75±9		80±9	75±8
Married				22%	74%	0.12***
Post-Stroke Institutionalization	86%	81%	1.16	82%	74%	1.45	35%	10%	3.50**
Post-Stroke Disability
Domain of Activity
Eating	42%	26%	1.56*	24%	17%	1.31	15%	9%	1.05
Dressing	59%	37%	1.91**	48%	33%	1.59	37%	20%	1.79
Grooming	57%	34%	2.01***	44%	22%	2.26*	32%	17%	1.64
Transfer bed to chair	59%	35%	2.16***	48%	30%	1.82	32%	13%	2.37*
Walking	64%	48%	1.48	57%	49%	0.98	37%	18%	1.91

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