Table 2.
Clinical and demographic variables, respiratory function, and grip strength correlation with the modified Rankin scale score.
| Variables | mRs at discharge | mRs 90 days after discharge | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | |
| Age (years) | 0.070 | 0.662 | -0.030 | 0.848 |
| NIHSS at admission | 0.370 | 0.013 | 0.300 | 0.050 |
| NIHSS at discharge | 0.670 | <0.001 | 0.600 | <0.001 |
| Glycaemia | 0.134 | 0.373 | 0.040 | 0.787 |
| Weight | 0.090 | 0.567 | -0.153 | 0.308 |
| Height | -0.030 | 0.865 | -0.073 | 0.628 |
| BMI | 0.124 | 0.411 | 0.015 | 0.922 |
| AC | 0.080 | 0.614 | -0.105 | 0.484 |
| RR | -0.200 | 0.189 | -0.108 | 0.475 |
| CR | -0.020 | 0.908 | -0.113 | 0.455 |
| SPO2 | 0.020 | 0.899 | 0.173 | 0.249 |
| SBP | -0.090 | 0.525 | -0.311 | 0.035 |
| DBP | -0.230 | 0.126 | -0.213 | 0.154 |
| MBP | -0.130 | 0.393 | -0.263 | 0.077 |
| MIP | -0.190 | 0.206 | -0.098 | 0.513 |
| MEP | -0.250 | 0.098 | -0.238 | 0.110 |
| Handgrip affected side | -0.376 | 0.010 | -0.397 | 0.006 |
| Handgrip nonaffected side | -0.169 | 0.260 | -0.043 | 0.772 |
| Hospital stay | 0.090 | 0.571 | 0.090 | 0.548 |
mRs: modified Rankin scale; r: correlation coefficient; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke scale; BMI: body mass index; AC: abdominal circumference; RR: respiratory rate; HR: heart rate; SPO2: saturation of peripheral oxygen; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; MBP: median blood pressure; MIP: maximum inspiratory pressure; MEP: maximum expiratory.