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Distinctive Gut Microbiota Alteration Is Associated with Poststroke Functional Recovery: Results from a Prospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Summary of clinical characteristics in patients with subacute or chronic stroke.

Subacute ()Chronic () value

Type of stroke, (%)0.018
 Hemorrhage stroke4 (22.22)13 (65.00)
 Ischemic stroke13 (72.22)7 (35.00)
 Hemorrhagic transformation1 (5.56)0 (0)
Duration of stroke (day), median (IQR)27 (15)93 (111)<0.001
Medical history, (%)0.821
 Ischemic stroke1 (5.56)0 (0)
 Hemorrhage stroke1 (5.56)1 (5.00)
 Subarachnoid hemorrhage0 (0)0 (0)
 Stroke not classified0 (0)0 (0)
 Hypertension5 (27.78)9 (45.00)
 Diabetes mellitus3 (16.67)2 (10.00)
 Dyslipidemia0 (0)0 (0)
 Atrial fibrillation1 (5.56)1 (5.00)
 Coronary heart disease1 (5.56)1 (5.00)
 Congenital heart disease0 (0)0 (0)
 Valvular heart disease0 (0)0 (0)
 Other types of heart disease0 (0)0 (0)
 Peripheral arterial disease0 (0)0 (0)
 Others0 (0)1 (5.00)
Hypertension history in year, mean (SD)11.50 (5.82)8.33 (4.47)0.254
Diabetes mellitus history in year, mean (SD)7.67 (2.52)7.50 (3.54)0.954
Family history, (%)
 Stroke0 (0)0 (0)
 Coronary heart disease0 (0)0 (0)
 Hypertension1 (5.56)1 (5.00)
 Diabetes mellitus0 (0)0 (0)
 Dyslipidemia0 (0)0 (0)
NIHSS score, mean (SD)9.44 (4.66)8.55 (5.89)0.602
mRS, (%)0.846
 0-25 (27.78)5 (25.00)
 3-613 (72.22)15 (75.00)
BI, mean (SD)34.44 (19.77)45.00 (27.338)0.149
FMA-UE score, mean (SD)19.56 (21.38)24.05 (17.44)0.584
FMA-LE score, mean (SD)16.33 (10.09)18.84 (10.30)0.626
WST, (%)0.895
 Grade 113 (72.22)13 (65.00)
 Grade 22 (11.11)3 (25.00)
 Grade 31 (5.56)1 (5.00)
 Grade 42 (11.11)2 (10.00)
 Grade 50 (0)1 (5.00)

SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; mRS: modified Rankin scale; BI: Barthel index; FMA-UE: Fugl-Meyer assessment upper extremity scale; FMA-LE: Fugl-Meyer assessment lower extremity scale; WST: water swallow test.