Table 1.
Baseline characteristics (measured at first admission to our postacute hospital or our inpatient rehabilitation)
| Variable (n=150) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) |
| Age (years) | 71 (12) | 69.16 (9.02) |
| BMI (points) | 27.4 (6.7) | 29.11 (8.25) |
| Duration of illness (days)* | 41 (30) | 49.13 (29.13) |
| Duration of mechanical ventilation (days) | 53 (42) | 65.22 (45.14) |
| Apache II (points) | 16 (5) | 16.45 (4.08) |
| Barthel Index (points) | 5 (25) | 14.68 (19.20) |
| MRC sum score at baseline, upper limb | 9.5 (3.25) | 0.5 (0.8) |
| MRC sum score at baseline, lower limb | 9 (3.25) | 0.5 (0.8) |
| MoCA score at baseline (points) | 16 (10) | 14.3 (7.0) |
| CDT score at baseline (points) | 4 (4) | 3.9 (1.8) |
*Duration of illness was defined as the time between the very first day on ICU (first admission to the acute hospital due to the onset of primary illness) until the study onset (admission to our postacute hospital or our inpatient rehabilitation).
BMI, body mass index; CDT, Clock Drawing Test; ICU, intensive care unit; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; MRC, Medical Research Council.