Table 3. Outcomes in the BCP and non-BCP groups.

			BCP (n=247)	Non-BCP (n=186)	P-value
Unadjusted data (n=433)
Barthel index score, [IQR]
	At the end of follow-up		55 [30,80]	45 [10,70]	0.026 a
	Barthel index increase		20 [5,35]	5 [0,25]	0.001 a
FILS score, [IQR]
	At the end of follow-up		8 [7,8]	7 [6,8]	0.001 a
	Improvement in FILS ≥2 points, (%)		28.7	46.8	<0.001 a
Data adjusted by IPW (n=433)
	Barthel index score, [IQR]
		At the end of follow-up	35 [20,80]	35 [20,80]	0.562 a
		Barthel index increase	20 [5,25]	20 [0,25]	0.016 a
	FILS score, [IQR]
		At the end of follow-up	7 [6,8]	6 [7,8]	0.791 a
		Improvement in FILS ≥2 points, (%)	41.3	33.7	0.301 a

BCP: board-certificated physiatrists; IQR: interquartile range; FILS: food intake level scale; IPW: inverse probability weighting. ^aUnpaired t-test.