Table 4.
The multivariate regression stepwise analysis results to identify pre- and post-stroke variables of possible sarcopenia and sarcopenia in both populations.
| Variables | HGS in Egyptian | HGS In Chineses | SMI in Egyptian |
SMI in Chinese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ꞵ | ꞵ | ꞵ | ꞵ | |
| -Age Sig CI |
−0.250 0.000 (−0.499)–(−0.175) |
−0.290 0.000 (−0.258)–(−0.100) |
−0.271 0.000 (−0.047)–(−0.018) |
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|
-Smoking history Sig CI |
0.303 0.0004 (6.906)–(14.634) |
0.293 0.000 (3.133)–(8.085) |
0.462 0.000 (1.080)–(1.831) |
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| -Drinking History Sig CI |
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| -HTN Sig CI |
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| -DM Sig CI |
−0.198 0.002 (−11.579)–(−2.624) |
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| -IHD Sig CI |
−0.192 0.001 (−12.003)-(−2.940) |
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| -Dyslipidemia Sig CI |
−0.213 0.000 (−12.736)–(−3.698) |
−0.225 0.001 (−6.832)–(−1.884) |
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| -Rehabilitation Sig CI |
0.147 0.032 (0.042)–(0.892) |
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| -MNA-SF Sig CI |
0.319 0.000 (3.659)–(9.884) |
0.586 0.000 (5.048)–(7.511) |
0.303 0.000 (0.319)–(0.823) |
0.244 0.000 (0.137)–(0.491) |
| -FIM Cognitive | ||||
| FIM Motor | ||||
|
-NIHSS Sig CI |
−0.408 0.000 (−2.685)–(−1.266) |
HTN (hypertension), DM (diabetes mellitus), IHD (ischemic heart disease), SMI (skeletal muscle index), MNA-SF (Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form), HGS (hand grip strength), FIM (functional independence measure), NIHSS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale). Confidence interval (CI at 95%), Sig (significance).