Table 2.

Hierarchical regression of mRS scores at 3–6 months after stroke on baseline MMSE, MoCA and NIHSS scores

Model	Block	Variables	Final β (p value)	R2	R2 change	F change	p Value
	1	Controls*		0.46	0.460	54.10	<0.001
A1	2	Baseline MMSE	−0.1 (0.031)	0.47	0.012	8.48	0.004
	3	Baseline NIHSS	0.3 (<0.001)	0.51	0.038	29.00	<0.001
A2	2	Baseline NIHSS	0.3 (<0.001)	0.50	0.043	33.00	<0.001
	3	Baseline MMSE	−0.1 (0.031)	0.51	0.006	4.71	0.031
B1	2	Baseline MoCA	−0.08 (0.083)	0.47	0.007	4.80	0.029
	3	Baseline NIHSS	0.31 (<0.001)	0.51	0.040	31.10	<0.001
B2	2	Baseline NIHSS	0.31 (<0.001)	0.50	0.043	33.00	<0.001
	3	Baseline MoCA	−0.08 (0.083)	0.51	0.004	3.02	0.083

*Block 1 variables for blocks 2 and 3 variables in the models (A1, A2, B1 and B2) include age, sex, education, composite of cardiovascular risk factors, premorbid mRS and baseline mRS.

MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; mRS, modified Rankin scale; NIHSS, National Institute of Health Stroke Score.