Table 3.

Bivariate analysis of variables that could influence activity as measured by the Barthel Index at discharge (n=66)

Variable	Nature of variable Measurement		Test	Spearman's correlation value	Significance
Gender	Categorical	Male; Female	Wilcoxon Rank	N/A	p=0.21
Age	Continuous	Years	Spearman's rho	r=(-)0.17	p=0.16
LOHS	Continuous	Days	Spearman's rho	r=0.43	p=0.07
BI (Admission)	Continuous	0–100	Spearman's rho	r=0.49	P<0.01
Cognitive function	Categorical	Yes; No	Wilcoxon Rank	N/A	p=0.21
Abnormal tone	Categorical	1–4 categories	Kruskal-Wallis	N/A	p=0.75

LOHS-length of hospital stay; BI-Barthel Index on admission; N/A-Not applicable