Table 5A.

Final regression model for the association between the geriatric rehabilitation group’s initial LOS (log-transformed), that is, the initial episode of care including the acute stroke unit and inpatient

	B*	95% CI	P values
Intercept	3.42	3.22 to 3.62	<0.001
Age†	−0.01	−0.02 to 0.000006	0.05
Groups
UADL versus CADL	0.15	−0.07 to 0.37	0.18
Stroke severity‡
Moderate versus mild	0.55	0.3 to 0.79	<0.001
Sex
Female versus male	−0.26	−0.46 to 0.05	0.01
Age×stroke severity§	−0.03	−0.06 to 0.002	0.03

R²=0.28.

*Regression coefficient.

†Patients with mild stroke severity.

‡B at mean age.

§Patients with moderate severity, B=−0.03+(−0.01)=−0.04.

CADL, client-centred activities of daily living; LOS, length of stay; UADL, usual ADL.