Respiratory Function and Grip Strength in the Acute Phase of Stroke Are Associated with Stroke Severity and Disability at Hospital Discharge

Table 2

Clinical and demographic variables, respiratory function, and grip strength correlation with the modified Rankin scale score.

Variables	mRs at discharge		mRs 90 days after discharge
	Age (years)	0.070	0.662	-0.030	0.848
NIHSS at admission	0.370	0.013	0.300	0.050
NIHSS at discharge	0.670	<0.001	0.600	<0.001
Glycaemia	0.134	0.373	0.040	0.787
Weight	0.090	0.567	-0.153	0.308
Height	-0.030	0.865	-0.073	0.628
BMI	0.124	0.411	0.015	0.922
AC	0.080	0.614	-0.105	0.484
RR	-0.200	0.189	-0.108	0.475
CR	-0.020	0.908	-0.113	0.455
SPO2	0.020	0.899	0.173	0.249
SBP	-0.090	0.525	-0.311	0.035
DBP	-0.230	0.126	-0.213	0.154
MBP	-0.130	0.393	-0.263	0.077
MIP	-0.190	0.206	-0.098	0.513
MEP	-0.250	0.098	-0.238	0.110
Handgrip affected side	-0.376	0.010	-0.397	0.006
Handgrip nonaffected side	-0.169	0.260	-0.043	0.772
Hospital stay	0.090	0.571	0.090	0.548

mRs: modified Rankin scale; : correlation coefficient; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke scale; BMI: body mass index; AC: abdominal circumference; RR: respiratory rate; HR: heart rate; SPO2: saturation of peripheral oxygen; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; MBP: median blood pressure; MIP: maximum inspiratory pressure; MEP: maximum expiratory.