Table 1.
Characteristics of participants
| (n = 70) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 86.5 | (81‐90) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 25 | (35.7) |
| Female | 45 | (64.3) |
| Body mass index | ||
| ~18.5 | 48 | (68.6) |
| 18.6~ | 22 | (31.4) |
| Paralysis | 4 | (5.8) |
| Contracture of the arm | 51 | (72.9) |
| Contracture of the leg | 53 | (75.7) |
| Medications | ||
| Steroid use | 4 | (5.7) |
| Anticoagulant use | 3 | (4.3) |
| Antiplatelet use | 13 | (18.6) |
| Numbers of medicine | 4 | (0‐18) |
| Nutrient intake | ||
| Tube feeding | 27 | (38.6) |
| Intravenous feeding | 22 | (31.4) |
| Oral intake | 21 | (30) |
| Diseases | ||
| Stroke | 62 | (88.6) |
| Dementia | 18 | (25.7) |
| Hypertension | 10 | (14.3) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 8 | (11.4) |
| Renal failure | 4 | (5.7) |
Values are median (top 25th percentile‐bottom 25th percentile) or number of patients (%).