Demographic and clinical characteristics on admission
Variable | Patients with complete data (n=224) | Patients with missing data (n=14) | Difference between median values |
Age, median (IQR), years | 52 (38–60) | 54.5 (43–61) | p=0.29 |
Gender, | |||
Male, n (%) | 138 (61.6%) | 7 (50%) | p=0.30 |
Female, n (%) | 86 (38.4%) | 7 (50%) | |
Affected limb* | |||
Left, n (%) | 117 (51.3%) | 8 (57.1%) | p=0.39 |
Right, n (%) | 107 (48.7%) | 6 (42.9%) | |
Non dominant | 110 (49.1%) | 7 (50.0%) | p=0.87 |
Dominant | 114 (50.9%) | 7 (50.0%) | |
Median time since stroke Months (IQR) | 18 (12–51) | 16 (12–22) | p=0.29 |
Modified Rankin scale, n (%) | |||
Median (IQR) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–2.75) | p=0.32 |
No significant disability | 20 (9.9%) | 2 (14.3%) | |
Slight disability | 106 (47.4%) | 8 (57.1%) | |
Moderate disability | 95 (42.4%) | 4 (28.6%) | |
Moderately severe | 3 (1.3) | 0 (0%) | |
The Barthel Index, median (IQR), Max=20 | 19 (17–19) | 19 (18–20) | p=0.12 |
The Neurological Fatigue Index, median (IQR), Max=62 | 35 (25–42) | 33 (23–38) | p=0.34 |
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, median (IQR), Max=34 | 12 (8–16) | 13 (8.5–18) | p=0.64 |
Sensory loss, n, % | |||
0=Severe | 13 (5.8%) | 2 (14.3%) | p=0.36 |
1=Mild | 111 (49.6%) | 7 (50%) | |
2=Normal | 100 (44.6%) | 5 (35.7%) | |
Modified Fugl-Meyer (upper limb), median (IQR) Max=54 | 26 (16–37) | 27.5 (19–34) | p=0.92 |
Action Research Arm Test, median (IQR), Max=57 | 18 (7–33) | 15 (9.5–23) | p=0.92 |
Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory, median (IQR), Max=91 | 40 (28–55) | 33.5 (27–40) | p=0.37 |
ArmA-A, median (IQR), Max=28 | 8 (5–12)† | 8 (6–12)‡ | p=0.55 |
ArmA-B, median (IQR), Max=52 | 38 (24–46)† | 36 (29–41)‡ | p=0.65 |
Difference in medians tested with Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Difference in proportions was tested with χ2 test.
*202 (90.2%) patients were right-handed, 22 (9.8%) patients were left-handed.
†195 patients out of 224 had ArmA-A and ArmA-B measured on admission.
‡11 patients out of 14 had ArmA-A and ArmA-B measured on admission. *202 (90.2%) patients were right-handed, 22 (9.8%) patients were left-handed.
ArmA-A, Arm Activity Measure A; ArmA-B, Arm Activity Measure B.