Table 2.
Univariate analysis for variables associated with walking.
| On discharge | At six months | |||
| Variable | Percentage walking | Significance | Percentage walking | Significance |
| Sex: Male Female | 57.1%64.9% | 0.012 | 80.2%82.2% | 0.542 |
| Living with: Alone Partner Children Institutionalized | 68.4%70.6%60.7%37.7% | <0.000 | 82.0%84.4%79.1%61.6% | <0.000 |
| Previous walking: Autonomous Cane Walker Dependent Does not walk | 72.4%59.9%53.1%37.4%15.7% | <0.000 | 85.5%86.2%70.5%52.7%30.0% | <0.000 |
| Previous stroke: Present Absent | 60.8%63.2% | 0.555 | 73.1%81.6% | 0.029 |
| Previous HT: Present Absent | 65.6%59.4% | 0.023 | 82.3%77.8% | 0.090 |
| Previous cognitive impairment: Present Absent | 47.8%69.8% | < 0.000 | 64.4%85.8% | <0.000 |
| Degree of cognitive impairment: Mild Moderate Severe | 60.7%43.2%24.4% | <0.000 | 74.1%59.3%47.5% | 0.005 |
| Delirium: Present Absent | 46.3%66.8% | <0.000 | 65.5%83.4% | <0.000 |
| Previous Barthel score: Walking Not walking | 84.367.0 | <0.000 | 85.664.9 | <0.000 |
| Age: Walking Not walking | 81.883.5 | <0.000 | 81.482.1 | 0.184 |
| Charlson index: Walking Not walking | 2.12.3 | 0.075 | 2.12.4 | 0.087 |
Legend: ST: stroke; HT: hypertension, ICU: Intensive Care Unit.