Table 1.
Demographic information, stroke characteristics, and clinical tests of study participants (N = 50)
| Numeric variables | |||
| Characteristic | Mean | SD | Range |
| Age (y) | 57.5 | 14.15 | 22–86 |
| Height (cm) | 172.9 | 11.3 | 149.9–195.6 |
| Weight (kg) | 81.3 | 19.9 | 42.7–118 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.1 | 5.76 | 16.7–44.7 |
| Education (y) | 14.9 | 3.3 | 6–20 |
| Rehab duration (days) | 18.7 | 10.4 | 4–57 |
| Time from stroke to admission (days) | 18.8 | 29.6 | 3–181 |
| Categorical variables | |||
| Characteristic | # | % | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 31 | 62 | |
| Female | 19 | 38 | |
| Race | |||
| White | 24 | 48 | |
| African American | 21 | 42 | |
| Hispanic | 4 | 8 | |
| Asian | 1 | 2 | |
| Lifestyle | |||
| Sedentary | 21 | 42 | |
| Moderately active | 11 | 22 | |
| Highly active | 18 | 36 | |
| Stroke type | |||
| Ischemic | 39 | 78 | |
| Hemorrhage | 11 | 22 | |
| Cognitive/Communication diagnosis | |||
| Yes | 37 | 74 | |
| No | 13 | 26 | |
| Speech diagnosis | |||
| Yes | 37 | 74 | |
| No | 13 | 26 | |
| Language diagnosis | |||
| Yes | 10 | 20 | |
| No | 40 | 80 | |
| Dysphagia | |||
| Yes | 35 | 70 | |
| No | 15 | 30 | |
| Clinical tests at admission | |||
| Test | Mean | SD | Range |
| FIM | 55.9 | 19.1 | 17–98 |
| TMWT (m/s) | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0–1.55 |
| SMWT (m) | 103.34 | 122.77 | 0–461 |
| BBS | 20.6 | 16.26 | 1–55 |
| Clinical tests at discharge | |||
| Test | Mean | SD | Range |
| FIM | 82.5 | 19.5 | 42–120 |
| TMWT (m/s) | 0.76 | 0.61 | 0–2.06 |
| SMWT (m) | 188.38 | 163.44 | 0–562 |
| BBS | 29.6 | 17.41 | 0–56 |