Table 3.

Hierarchical regression of mRS scores at 3–6 months after stroke on baseline MMSE, MoCA and NIHSS for a subsample of patients with NIHSS scores >2 at baseline

Model	Block	Variables	Final β (p value)	R2	R2 change	F change	p Value
	1	Controls*		0.46	0.460	21.68	<0.001
A1	2	Baseline MMSE	−0.18 (0.010)	0.49	0.036	10.94	0.001
	3	Baseline NIHSS	0.22 (0.001)	0.53	0.034	11.07	0.001
A2	2	Baseline NIHSS	0.22 (0.001)	0.51	0.049	15.33	<0.001
	3	Baseline MMSE	−0.18 (0.010)	0.53	0.021	6.83	0.010
B1	2	Baseline MoCA	−0.16 (0.021)	0.49	0.029	8.51	0.004
	3	Baseline NIHSS	0.22 (0.001)	0.52	0.040	12.07	0.001
B2	2	Baseline NIHSS	0.22 (0.001)	0.51	0.049	15.33	<0.001
	3	Baseline MoCA	−0.16 (0.021)	0.52	0.017	5.42	0.021

*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.