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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 80:1019-1022 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.170027
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Prestroke physical activity and early functional status after stroke

Table 1

Association between leisure-time physical activity and good stroke outcomes at enrolment (baseline) and 3 months after the stroke

Outcome Glasgow Outcome Scale Oxford Handicap Scale Barthel Index National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Infarct size
Odds ratio p Value Odds ratio p Value Odds ratio p Value Odds ratio p Value Odds ratio p Value
Stroke outcomes at enrolment
    Physical activity 0.65 0.005 0.007 0.47 0.49
        Light 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
        Moderate 1.21 (0.78 to 1.87) 1.81 (1.20 to 2.74) 1.65 (1.08 to 2.51) 1.03 (0.62 to 1.70) 0.83 (0.54 to 1.26)
        Heavy 1.18 (0.73 to 1.90) 1.77 (1.13 to 2.77) 1.94 (1.22 to 3.09) 1.49 (0.78 to 2.87) 1.11 (0.70 to 1.77)
Stroke outcomes at 3 months
    Physical activity 0.56 0.21 0.02 NA NA
        Light 1.0 1.0 1.0 NA NA
        Moderate 1.29 (0.78 to 2.13) 1.21 (0.75 to 1.95) 2.21 (1.22 to 4.01)
        Heavy 0.97 (0.56 to 1.67) 1.58 (0.95 to 2.62) 1.64 (0.86 to 3.13)
  • NA, not applicable.

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