Development and Preliminary Validation of a Stroke Physical Activity Questionnaire
Table 1
Patient demographic data (n = 47).
Variable
Value
Sex, male/female, n (%)
34 (72.3)/13 (27.7)
Age (y)
57.5 (10.1)
Education level, n (%)
(i) Primary school
9 (19.1)
(ii) Secondary school
16 (34.0)
(iii) College
4 (8.5)
(iv) University
15 (31.9)
BMI - Body mass index (kg/m2)
24.7 (4.3)
Cerebral infarction/Cerebral haemorrhage, n (%)
39 (83)/8 (17)
Side of hemiparesis, Left/Right, n (%)
30 (63.8)/17 (36.2)
Time since stroke (months), median (IQR)
16.5 (53)
Comorbidity, n (%)
(i) Diabetes mellitus
15 (31.9)
(ii) Hypertension
29 (61.7)
(iii) Dyslipidemia
28 (59.5)
Premorbid Physical activity, n (%)
(i) Inactive
20 (42.6)
(ii) Regularly (≥ 5 d/week) low level activity at least 10 min
3 (6.4)
(iii) Aerobic exercise 20-60 min/week
2 (4.3)
(iv) Aerobic exercise 1-3 h/week
4 (8.5)
(v) Aerobic exercise > 3 h/week
18 (38.3)
Barthel Index, median (IQR)
100 (10)
NIHSS
4.5 (3.6)
MoCA
21.8 (4.8)
Upper extremity motricity index, median (IQR)
56 (54)
Lower extremity motricity index
66.4 (25.1)
FAC, n (%)
(i) 3
2 (4.3)
(ii) 4
17 (36.2)
(iii) 5
28 (59.6)
MRS, n (%)
(i) 0
11 (23.4)
(ii) 1
4 (8.5)
(iii) 2
26 (55.3)
(iv) 3
6 (12. 8)
Gait aid, n (%)
(i) No gait aid
21 (44.7)
(ii) Single cane
3 (6.4)
(iii) Tripod cane
22 (46.8)
(iv) Walker
1 (2.1)
Six-minute walk distance (m), median (IQR)
181.9 (260.0)
Timed up and go test (second), median (IQR)
15.1 (25.5)
Values are mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated. n number; SD standard deviation; IQR interquartile range; MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment; FAC Functional Ambulation Category; MRS Modified Rankin Scale.
