Milestones and Timescale of Poststroke Recovery: A Cohort Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the population study.

	Values
Age (y), mean (SD)	76 (11)
Male sex (%)	53.4
Hypertension (%)	86.9
Carotid atherosclerosis (%)	44.3
Dyslipidemia (%)	43.8
Atrial fibrillation (%)	30.1
Diabetes mellitus (%)	21.6
Chronic ischaemic heart disease (%)	19.9
Depression (%)	17.6
Hyperhomocysteinemia (%)	16.5
Chronic kidney disease (%)	9.7
Barthel Index (%)	57.8 (23.1)
Time from stroke onset to rehabilitation admission (d), mean (SD)	12.0 (14.4)
Type of stroke
Ischaemic (%)	90.2
Hemorrhagic (%)	9.8
Side of lesion
Left (%)	51.7
Right (%)	43.1
Bilateral (%)	5.2
Right hemiparesis (%)	52.3
Left hemiparesis (%)	39.2
Aphasia (%)	33.0
Ataxia (%)	24.4
Dysarthria (%)	23.3
Dysphagia (%)	22.2
FIM score at study entry, mean (SD)	64.3 (23.3)
FIM score at discharge, mean (SD)	90.7 (26.4)
Fugl-Meyer score at study entry, mean (SD)	169.8 (41.7)
Fugl-Meyer score at discharge, mean (SD)	191.8 (41.7)
Length of stay (d)	52.6 (18.2)