Table 1.
Association between leisure-time physical activity and good stroke outcomes at enrolment (baseline) and 3 months after the stroke
| Glasgow Outcome Scale | Oxford Handicap Scale | Barthel Index | National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale |
Infarct size | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Odds ratio | p Value |
Odds ratio | p Value |
Odds ratio | p Value |
Odds ratio | p Value |
Odds ratio | p Value |
| Stroke outcomes at enrolment | ||||||||||
| Physical activity | 0.65 | 0.005 | 0.007 | 0.47 | 0.49 | |||||
| Light | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||||
| Moderate | 1.21 (0.78 to 1.87) | 1.81 (1.20 to 2.74) | 1.65 (1.08 to 2.51) | 1.03 (0.62 to 1.70) | 0.83 (0.54 to 1.26) | |||||
| Heavy | 1.18 (0.73 to 1.90) | 1.77 (1.13 to 2.77) | 1.94 (1.22 to 3.09) | 1.49 (0.78 to 2.87) | 1.11 (0.70 to 1.77) | |||||
| Stroke outcomes at 3 months | ||||||||||
| Physical activity | 0.56 | 0.21 | 0.02 | NA | NA | |||||
| Light | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | NA | NA | |||||
| Moderate | 1.29 (0.78 to 2.13) | 1.21 (0.75 to 1.95) | 2.21 (1.22 to 4.01) | |||||||
| Heavy | 0.97 (0.56 to 1.67) | 1.58 (0.95 to 2.62) | 1.64 (0.86 to 3.13) | |||||||
NA, not applicable.