Table 1.
Participant characteristics at admission.
| Variable | Total (n = 120) | Household Ambulator at Discharge (n = 90) |
Community Ambulator at Discharge (n = 30) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 66.46 ± 13.61 | 67.81 ± 13.86 | 62.40 ± 12.15 | 0.05 |
| Gender (female/male) (%) | 56 (47)/64(53) | 44 (49)/46(51) | 12 (40)/18(60) | 0.40 |
| Type of stroke (cerebral infarction/cerebral hemorrhage) (%) | 91 (76)/29 (24) | 69 (77)/21(23) | 21 (70)/8(30) | 0.71 |
| Days between stroke onset and admission | 14.67 ± 6.81 | 14.59 ± 7.29 | 14.90 ± 5.20 | 0.83 |
| Length of stay (days) | 67.94 ± 13.72 | 68.07 ± 13.58 | 67.57 ± 14.34 | 0.86 |
| Nasogastric tube used at admission (yes/no) (%) | 25 (21)/95 (79) | 20 (22)/70 (78) | 5 (17)/25 (83) | 0.52 |
| Foley catheter used at admission (yes/no) (%) | 9 (8)/111 (92) | 9 (10)/81 (90) | 0 (0)/31 (100) | 0.11 |
| BBS | 15.38 ± 14.03 | 11.98 ± 11.25 | 25.57 ± 16.62 | <0.00 * |
| 5MWT (m/s) | 0.10 ± 0.20 | 0.06 ± 0.15 | 0.22 ± 0.27 | 0.01 * |
| MMSE | 20.38 ± 8.56 | 19.84 ± 8.79 | 21.97 ± 7.76 | 0.24 |
| MNA | 11.89 ± 5.67 | 12.01 ± 5.91 | 11.53 ± 4.96 | 0.67 |
* p < 0.05. Values expressed as the mean ± SD or n. BBS: Berg Balance Scale; 5MWT: 5-Meter Walk Test; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; MNA: Mini Nutritional Assessment; SD: standard deviation.