Respiratory Function and Grip Strength in the Acute Phase of Stroke Are Associated with Stroke Severity and Disability at Hospital Discharge
Table 1
Demographic and clinical variables of the included patients ().
Variables
%
Demography
Male
30
65.2
Age (years)
62.9 (42-76)
Race
Caucasian
37
80.4
Non-Caucasian
9
19.6
Risk factors
Hypertension
35
76.1
Smoking habit
24
52.2
Obesity
13
28.3
Diabetes
9
19.6
Drinking habit
9
19.6
Atrial fibrillation
6
13
Hypothyroidism
6
13
Depression
5
10.9
Dyslipidaemia
4
8.69
Valvulopathy
4
8.69
CAD
3
6.52
Myocardial infarction (previous)
2
4.35
Sleep apnoea syndrome
1
2.17
Congestive heart failure
1
2.17
BAMFORD
LACS
28
60.9
PACS
11
23.9
POCS
6
13.1
TACS
1
2.1
TOAST
Indeterminate
27
58.7
Cardioembolic
9
19.6
Small vessel disease
7
15.2
Large vessel disease
3
6.5
Other causes
0
Haemodynamic variables
Blood pressure (mmHg)
Systolic (mmHg)
142.8 (99-193)
Diastolic (mmHg)
83.8 (55-177)
Mean (mmHg)
105.7 (84-157)
Heart rate (bpm)
71.2 (50-104)
Respiratory rate (rpm)
18.8 (16-21)
Saturation of peripheral oxygen (%)
96.1 (92-100)
Rankin prestroke
0
37
80.4
1
9
19.6
NHISS score at admission1
3.4 (0-10)
Glycaemia (mg/dl)
121.1 (58-377)
Thrombolysis
8
17.4
Length of stay at hospital
7 (3-15)
AF: atrial fibrillation; TIA: transient ischaemic attack; CHF: congestive heart failure; CAD: coronary artery disease; LACS: lacunar syndrome; TACS: total anterior circulation syndrome; PACS: partial anterior circulation syndrome; POCS: posterior circulation syndrome; NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale. The results are expressed as the median and percentiles or percentage.
