Main characteristics according to physical activity status before stroke.
Previous physical activity
Yes
No
OR
95% CI
P
Demographic characteristics
Age*
56 (16–86)
73 (25–97)
1.62
1.05–2.50
<0.0001
Men
71 (53.8%)
96 (41.7%)
0.027
Medical history
Arterial hypertension
56 (42.4%)
161 (70.0%)
0.32
0.20–0.49
<0.0001
Diabetes
23 (17.4%)
65 (28.3%)
0.54
0.31–0.91
0.022
Smoking
47 (35.6%)
55 (23.9%)
1.76
1.10–2.81
0.017
Ischemic heart disease
15 (11.4%)
46 (20.0%)
0.51
0.27–0.96
0.041
Congestive heart disease
6 (4.5%)
40 (17.4%)
0.23
0.09–0.55
<0.0001
Peripheral arteriopathy
4 (3.0%)
20 (8.7 %)
0.33
0.11–0.99
0.047
Previous treatment
Antiplatelet therapy
35 (26.5%)
88 (38.3%)
0.58
0.36–0.93
0.028
ACE inhibitors
21 (15.9%)
63 (27.4%)
0.50
0.29–0.87
0.014
Angiotensin receptor antagonists
9 (6.8%)
35 (15.2%)
0.41
0.19–0.88
0.019
Diuretic
26 (19.7%)
80 (34.8%)
0.46
0.28–0.77
0.003
Nitrate derivatives
4 (3.0%)
27 (11.7%)
0.23
0.08–0.69
0.003
Digoxin
3 (2.3%)
24 (10.4%)
0.20
0.06–0.68
0.003
Other antiarrhythmic drugs
4 (3.0%)
25 (10.9%)
0.26
0.09–0.76
0.008
Index stroke
0.273
Cerebral infarction
102 (77.3%)
189 (82.8%)
0.74
0.43–1.25
TIA
30 (29.4%)
41 (17.8%)
1.36
0.80–2.31
Stroke etiology
0.001
Atherosclerosis disease
19 (14.4%)
54 (23.5%)
0.55
0.31–0.97
Cardioembolic stroke
21 (15.9%)
65 (28.3%)
0.48
0.28–0.83
Lacunar stroke
22 (16.7%)
30 (13.0%)
1.33
0.73–2.43
Cervical artery dissection
15 (11.4%)
7 (3.0%)
4.08
1.61–10.33
Undetermined etiology
54 (40.9%)
74 (32.2%)
1.46
0.93–2.28
Stroke severity and outcome
NIHSS at admission*
3 (0–27)
5 (0–35)
0.002
Minor stroke (NIHSS 0–3 at admission)
72 (54.5%)
83 (36.1%)
2.13
1.37–3.29
0.001
Barthel 95–100 at 8 days
100 (75.8%)
72 (31.3%)
3.59
2.23–5.79
<0.0001
Rankin 0-1 at 8 days
76 (57.6%)
96 (41.7%)
1.89
1.23–2.93
0.003
Mini mental state†
27 (5)
24 (10)
0.003
Physiological parameters‡
Systolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg)
142 (27)
151 (30)
0.003
Fibrinogen (μmol/L)
10.41 (2.70)
11.70 (3.27)
<0.0001
Glycemia (mmol/L)
5.94 (1.83)
6.55 (2.55)
0.017
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
5.03 (1.01)
5.39 (1.26)
0.005
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
2.89 (0.85)
3.17 (1.03)
0.005
OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; ACE: angiotensin converting enzyme. *Result is reported as median (range). †Result is reported as mean (SD) in patients for whom the test was assessable. ‡All results are given as mean (SD). All other variables did not differ between both groups.
