Table 2 Characteristics of MDR+ and MDR- neurological early rehabilitation patients

N

138

616

-

Sex (m/w)

90/48

367/249

n.s.**

Age [years]

67.9 (13.7)

68.0 (15.0)

n.s.

Disease onset [days prior to admission]

51.5 (59.9)

75.1 (557.8)

<0.001

Length of stay in neurological early rehabilitation [days]

69.0 (64.7)

54.3 (46.3)

<0.01

Barthel Index (BI) on admission [0 to 100]

4.7 (7.3)

9.3 (11.9)

<0.001

BI at discharge [0 to 100]

20.0 (22.4)

26.2 (22.8)

<0.01

Λ BI (discharge-admission)

15.3 (21.5)

16.8 (19.5)

n.s.

Early Rehabilitation Index (ERI) on admission [−325 to 0]

−129.0 (86.6)

−108.8 (84.3)

<0.05

ERI at discharge [−325 to 0]

−62.5 (75.4)

−53.5 (63.8)

n.s.

Λ ERI (discharge-admission)

55.3 (74.0)

66.5 (82.5)

n.s.

Coma Remission Scale (CRS) on admission [0 to 24]

17.8 (7.8)

18.4 (7.4)

n.s.

CRS at discharge [0 to 24]

18.1 (9.2)

20.3 (7.4)

<0.05

Λ CRS (discharge-admission)

0.0 (9.5)

1.6 (7.3)

n.s.

Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) on admission [3 to 15]

11.5 (3.8)

11.8 (3.6)

n.s.

GCS at discharge [3 to 15]

11.7 (4.7)

12.9 (3.6)

n.s.

Λ GCS (discharge-admission)

0.1 (4.9)

1.1 (3.4)

n.s.