Table 1.
Participant characteristics on admission to rehabilitation.
| Characteristic | Patients not included (n=257) | Study sample | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-fallers (n=106) | Fallers (n=106) | |||
| Age (years) | 69.4 (13.6) | 67.3 (13.6) | 67.8 (12.9) | 0.90 |
| Number of women | 117 (46) | 48 (45) | 47 (44) | 0.89 |
| Time post-stroke (days) | 20.2 (28.9) | 21.9 (28.8) | 26.4 (28.3) | 0.078 |
| Type of stroke | ||||
| Ischemic | 205 (80) | 81 (76) | 81 (76) | 0.44 |
| Hemorrhagic | 36 (14) | 19 (18) | 14 (13) | |
| Ischemic & hemorrhagic | 3 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | |
| Transforming to hemorrhagic | 13 (5) | 5 (5) | 10 (9) | |
| Total FIM (points) | 88.4 (18.5) | 65 (21) | 61.9 (18.1) | 0.34 |
| Motor | 64 (16.5) | 43.1 (18.3) | 61.9 (18.1) | 0.21 |
| Cognitive | 24.4 (5.9) | 21.9 (6.5) | 21.6 (5.9) | 0.38 |
| Berg Balance Scale (0–56 points) | 35.7 (16.4)* | 19.1 (15.5) | 14.6 (13.9) | 0.059 |
NOTE: Values are means (standard deviation) for continuous or ordinal variables, and counts (% rounded to the nearest integer) for categorical variables. The p value is for the Mann-Whitney U test, chi-square or Fisher’s exact test comparing non-fallers to fallers on admission.
*
Berg Balance Scale scores missing for two patients.