Table 2.

Neurological and Functional Outcomes Among Adherent and Nonadherent Patients

	Adherent, Mean (SD)			Nonadherent, Mean (SD)			P Value*
	Baseline	3 Months	Change	Baseline	3 Months	Change	Unadjusted	Adjusted
Motor FIM†	48.5 (11.2)	79.7 (12.1)	31.2 (15.7)	47.3 (17.6)	77.5 (10.8)	30.2 (13.2)	0.83	0.65
Cognitive FIM†	24.1 (6.9)	32.4 (3.7)	8.2 (6.5)	28.5 (3.9)	33.1 (2.4)	4.6 (3.0)	0.03	0.02
NIHSS‡	6.5 (4.3)	2.7 (3.1)	−3.8 (2.6)	4.1 (2.2)	2.6 (2.6)	−1.6 (2.2)	0.003	0.03

FIM indicates Functional Independence Measure; and NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.

^*Difference between mean changes in outcome between adherent and nonadherent patients: unadjusted using t test with unequal variances and adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, race, and baseline NIHSS using linear regression.

^†n=22 adherent group and n=12 nonadherent.

^‡n=30 adherent group and n=19 nonadherent.