Table 1. Characteristics of the Study Variables.

Variables	Unimproved Group, n=42	Improved Group, n=41	P
Age (years)	67.75±10.01	71.67±9.89	0.501
Gender			0.078
Female	8 (19.0%)	16 (39.0%)
Male	34 (81.0%)	25 (61.0%)
NIHSS score at admission	3.02±2.15	3.71±2.16	0.143
Osteocalcin (ng/mL)	13.06±5.51	16.94±9.15	0.021
Calcium (mmol/L)	2.22±0.08	2.25±0.08	0.134
Fasting blood glucoses (mmol/L)	7.73±3.02	6.31±2.60	0.025
Vitamin D (ng/ml)	42.31±13.97	41.94±17.92	0.917
Homocysteine (μmol/L)	15.01±0.73	14.24±11.60	0.730
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.68±1.35	4.55±0.92	0.629