Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients
Stroke patients | P value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary rehabilitation (+) Group 1 (n=100) | Pulmonary rehabilitation (-) Group 2 (n=81) | |||
Age (year) | 68.94±12.505 | 70.95±12.875 | 0.290 | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 39(21.5%) / | 40(22.7%) / | 0.161 | |
Female | 61(33.7%) | 41(22.1%) | ||
Alcohol consumption | 4(2.2%) | 1(0.6%) | 0.259 | |
Smoking | 27(14.9%) | 17(9.4%) | 0.201 | |
Hypertension | 69(38.1%) | 59(32.6%) | 0.421 | |
Diabetes | 39(21.5%) | 26(14.4%) | 0.336 | |
WBC (×109/L) | 7.54±2.199 | 8.16±3.312 | 0.068 | |
Neutrophil count (×109) | 4.54±1.957 | 4.24±1.714 | 0.292 | |
Platelets | 233.40±80.346 | 234.20±96.881 | 0.952 | |
CRP (mg/L) | 17.65 ±26.984 | 12.93±20.624 | 0.197 | |
ESR(mm/hr) | 31.30±23.6 | 28.51±20..81 | 0.410 | |
Nasogastric feeding | 13(7.2%) | 16(8.8%) | 0.218 | |
Parenteral Nutrision | 13(7.2%) | 16(8.8%) | 0.218 | |
DWI time (hour) | 9.96±5.151 | 10.34±4.069 | 0.595 | |
NIHSS score at admission | 6.53±5.038 | 6.72±5.028 | 0.805 | |
Infarction size (cm) | 0.5-1.5 | 31(17.1%) | 23(12.7%) | 0.914 |
1.5-5 | 55(30.4%) | 47(20.6%) | ||
≥ 5 | 14(7.7%) | 11(6.1%) | ||
MRS score | 0 | 5(2.8%) | 1(0.6%) | |
1 | 33(18.2%) | 31(17.1%) | ||
2 | 28(15.1%) | 19(10.5%) | ||
3 | 17(9.4%) | 16(8.8%) | ||
4 | 13(7.2%) | 7(3.9%) | ||
5 | 4(2.2%) | 5(2.8%) | ||
6 | 0 | 2(1.1%) | ||
Cranial magnetic resonance findings | MCA 1 | 24(13.3%) | 18(9.9%) | 0.511 |
MCA 2 | 34(18.8%) | 26(14.4%) | ||
MCA 3 | 5(2.8%) | 4(2.2%) | ||
ACA | 2(1.1%) | 1(0.6%) | ||
PCA | 22(12.2%) | 12(6.6%) | ||
Basilary artery | 8(4.4%) | 10(5.5%) | ||
Cerebellar artery | 5(2.8%) | 10(5.5%) | ||
TOAST criteria | large-artery atherosclerosis | 30(16.6%) | 25(13.8%) | 0.751 |
cardioembolism | 31(17.1%) | 23(12.7%) | ||
small artery occlusion | 24(13.3%) | 24(13.3%) | ||
other determined cause | 4(2.2%) | 4(2.2%) | ||
undetermined cause | 11(6.1%) | 5(2.8%) | ||