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Table 1 Characteristics at day 3 post-stroke, presented for the total group of patients and subgroups

From: A cohort study investigating a simple, early assessment to predict upper extremity function after stroke - a part of the SALGOT study

 

Total

FMA-UE ≤31 points

FMA-UE ≥32 points

Number of patients, n (%)

112 (100)

62 (55)

50 (45)

Age, years, mean (SD)

69 (13.0)

71 (12.3)

67 (13.6)

Men, %

55

53

58

Independence in mobility pre-stroke, %

94

92

96

Location of stroke, %

   

Right

52

56

48

Left

42

42

42

Bilateral

4

0

2

Brain stem

1

0

1

Unknown

1

2

0

Ischaemic stroke, %

83

79

88

Intracerebral haemorrhage, %

17

21

12

Type of ischaemic stroke, Bamford, %

   

Total anterior cerebral infarct

16

27

5

Lacunar anterior cerebral infarct

34

16

55

Partial anterior cerebral infarct

43

53

35

Posterior circulation infarct

7

4

9

Treated with thrombolysis, %

12

15

8

Treated with thrombectomy, %

4

5

2

Stroke Severity, NIHSS (0-42 p)

   

median, (q1-q3)

7 (3-13)

12 (8-17)

4 (3-6)

Dominant arm affected, %

45

43

46

UE functioning day 3, FMA-UE (0-66 p)

   

median, (q1-q3)

18 (4-55)

4 (2-10)

56 (47-61)

UE functioning day 3, ARAT (0-57 p) median, (q1-q3)

4.5 (0-43)

0 (0-3)

46 (35-51)

Obtained rehaba, %

   

Day 3, inpatient rehab, n = 112

100

100

100

Day 10, rehab/no rehab, n = 112

93/ 7

98/2

82/18

1 Month, rehab/no rehab, n = 104

82/ 18

97/ 3

63/37

12 Month, rehab/no rehab, n = 74

38/62

59/41

16/84

  1. aObtained PT and/or OT intervention
  2. Abbreviation: ARAT, The Action Research Arm Test; Bamford classification; FMA-UE, the Fugl-Meyer Assessment Scale for Upper Extremity; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; OT, Occupational therapist; Rehab, Rehabilitation; PT, Physiotherapist; q1-q3 1st and 3rd quartile values; UE, upper extremity