Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants

Age, y^a

68.7 (13.5)

66.5 (13.3)

78.7 (8.9)

Sex (men)^b

728 (59.2)

645 (63.8)

83 (38.1)

BMI, kg/m^{2 a}

21.8 (3.2)

22.2 (3.2)

20.4 (3.1)

Stroke type (cerebral infarction)^b

735 (59.8)

589 (58.3)

146 (67.0)

Brain side affected (right)^b

667 (54.3)

530 (52.4)

137 (62.8)

Duration from stroke onset to admission^a

32.2 (12.7)

31.1 (12.3)

37.2 (13.5)

Hospital duration^a

88.5 (45.3)

82.4 (44.9)

116.9 (35.6)

Living circumstance (alone)^b

225 (18.3)

157 (15.5)

68 (31.2)

MMSE score at admission^a

23.5 (6.2)

24.8 (5.3)

17.4 (6.6)

Grip strength at admission, kgf^a

24.2 (10.5)

26.1 (10.0)

15.2 (8.4)

SIAS-m U/E score at admission (0–10) ^c

7 (3–8)

8 (3–9)

3 (0–8)

SIAS-m L/E score at admission (0–15)^c

12 (6–13)

12 (8–14)

6 (1–12)

FIM motor score at admission^c

51 (32–68)

56 (40–71)

24 (17–37)

FIM cognitive score at admission^c

26 (20–31)

28 (23–32)

17 (13–22)

FIM total score at admission^c

78 (54–96)

84 (65–101)

42 (32–57)

FIM motor score at discharge^c

82 (67–88)

85 (76–88)

48 (34–65)

FIM cognitive score at discharge^c

31 (25–35)

32 (28–35)

22 (17–27)

FIM total score at discharge^c

112 (93–121)

116 (105–122)

70 (52–91)