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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 26.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Sep 10;101(2):220–226. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.08.474

Table 2.

Clinical Characteristics

Normal (N=55) Mildly Impaired (N=109) Moderately Impaired (N=170) Significance Entire Sample (N=334)

Days Post Stroke 8.0 ± 6.6 9.2 ± 8.7 10.7 ± 10.8 NS (p=.13) 9.8 ± 9.6

Lesion Side (N [%])
 Right 26 (47%) 56 (51%) 87 (51%) NS (p=.93) 169 (50%)
 Left 25 (46%) 43 (40%) 71 (42%) 139 (42%)
 Bilateral 4 (7%) 10 (9%) 12 (7%) 26 (8%)

Stroke Type (N [%])
 Ischemic 50 (91%) 101 (93%) 156 (92%) NS (p=.92) 307 (92%)
 Hemorrhagic 5 (9%) 8 (7%) 14 (8%) 27 (8%)

Length of Stay in Days 11.9 ± 6.3 13.7 ± 8.0 14.6 ± 7.4 NS (p=.06) 13.9 ± 7.4

Charlson Comorbidity Index (median [range]) 1 (0–8) 1 (0–8) 1 (0–9) NS (p=.73) 1 (0–9)

NIHSS 4.8 ± 4.8 5.9 ± 5.3 8.4 ± 6.4 Moderate > Mild (p=.001) and Normal (p<.001) 7.0 ± 6.0

Recurrent Stroke 12 (22%) 20 (18%) 51 (30%) p=.06 84 (25%)
First Stroke 43 (78%) 89 (82%) 119 (70%) 255 (75%)

Admission Motor-FIM 41.0 ± 12.6 35.8 ± 12.5 31.9 ± 13.4 Normal > Mild (p=.04); Mild > Moderate (p=.04) 34.7 ± 13.4

Admission Cognitive-FIM 30.2 ± 6.4 27.9 ± 5.8 23.7 ± 6.9 Moderate < Mild (p<.001) and Normal (p<.001) 26.2 ± 7.0

Admission Total-FIM 72.8 ± 17.9 65.2 ± 16.3 57.1 ± 18.4 Normal > Mild (p=.03); Mild > Moderate (p=.001) 62.3 ± 18.6

Discharge Motor-FIM 64.1 ± 10.8 55.4 ± 13.7 46.5 ± 15.9 Normal > Mild (p=.001); Mild > Moderate (p<.001) 52.3 ± 15.9

Discharge Cognitive-FIM 32.4 ± 2.8 30.1 ± 4.2 24.8 ± 6.5 Normal > Mild (p<.001); Mild > Moderate (p<.001) 27.8 ± 6.2

Discharge Total-FIM 98.8 ± 13.0 87.6 ± 15.9 73.0 ± 20.8 Normal > Mild (p=.001); Mild > Moderate (p<.001) 82.0 ± 20.7

MoCA Total Score 26.6 ± 1.6 21.9 ± 1.3 13.9 ± 4.0 Normal > Mild (p<.001); Mild > Moderate (p<.001) 18.6 ± 5.9

Notes. Values are Mean ± Standard Deviation, unless otherwise noted.