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. 2021 Dec 7;2021:1469339. doi: 10.1155/2021/1469339

Table 2.

Summary of clinical characteristics in patients with subacute or chronic stroke.

Subacute (n = 18) Chronic (n = 20) p value
Type of stroke, n (%) 0.018
 Hemorrhage stroke 4 (22.22) 13 (65.00)
 Ischemic stroke 13 (72.22) 7 (35.00)
 Hemorrhagic transformation 1 (5.56) 0 (0)
Duration of stroke (day), median (IQR) 27 (15) 93 (111) <0.001
Medical history, n (%) 0.821
 Ischemic stroke 1 (5.56) 0 (0)
 Hemorrhage stroke 1 (5.56) 1 (5.00)
 Subarachnoid hemorrhage 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Stroke not classified 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Hypertension 5 (27.78) 9 (45.00)
 Diabetes mellitus 3 (16.67) 2 (10.00)
 Dyslipidemia 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Atrial fibrillation 1 (5.56) 1 (5.00)
 Coronary heart disease 1 (5.56) 1 (5.00)
 Congenital heart disease 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Valvular heart disease 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Other types of heart disease 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Peripheral arterial disease 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Others 0 (0) 1 (5.00)
Hypertension history in year, mean (SD) 11.50 (5.82) 8.33 (4.47) 0.254
Diabetes mellitus history in year, mean (SD) 7.67 (2.52) 7.50 (3.54) 0.954
Family history, n (%)
 Stroke 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Coronary heart disease 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Hypertension 1 (5.56) 1 (5.00)
 Diabetes mellitus 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Dyslipidemia 0 (0) 0 (0)
NIHSS score, mean (SD) 9.44 (4.66) 8.55 (5.89) 0.602
mRS, n (%) 0.846
 0-2 5 (27.78) 5 (25.00)
 3-6 13 (72.22) 15 (75.00)
BI, mean (SD) 34.44 (19.77) 45.00 (27.338) 0.149
FMA-UE score, mean (SD) 19.56 (21.38) 24.05 (17.44) 0.584
FMA-LE score, mean (SD) 16.33 (10.09) 18.84 (10.30) 0.626
WST, n (%) 0.895
 Grade 1 13 (72.22) 13 (65.00)
 Grade 2 2 (11.11) 3 (25.00)
 Grade 3 1 (5.56) 1 (5.00)
 Grade 4 2 (11.11) 2 (10.00)
 Grade 5 0 (0) 1 (5.00)

SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; mRS: modified Rankin scale; BI: Barthel index; FMA-UE: Fugl-Meyer assessment upper extremity scale; FMA-LE: Fugl-Meyer assessment lower extremity scale; WST: water swallow test.