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Table 2 Clinical profile between control and intervention group

From: Combined conventional speech therapy and functional electrical stimulation in acute stroke patients with dyphagia: a randomized controlled trial

Variables

Intervention

Control

p

Previous Stroke

Yes

05 (55.6%)

04 (44.4%)

0.62

Heredity

Yes

11 (64.7%)

06 (35.3%)

0.08

Diabetes

Yes

06 (54.5%)

05 (45.5%)

0.62

Systemic Arterial Hypertension

Yes

12 (54.5%)

10 (45.5%)

0.32

Dyslipidemia

Yes

03 (100%)

00 (00.0%)

0.10

Alcoholism*

Yes

08 (44.4%)

10 (55.6%)

0.61

Sedentary lifestyle**

Yes

11 (45.8%)

13 (54.2%)

0.62

Obesity

Yes

04 (57.1%)

03 (42.9%)

0.60

Smoking

Yes

07 (46.7%)

08 (53.3%)

0.85

Coronary disease

Yes

01 (10.0%)

09 (90.0%)

0.004*

Glasgow

Mean ± SD

14.62 ± 1.02

13.53 ± 1.54

0.02*

NIHSS (initial)

Mean ± SD

9.63 ± 5.30

10.53 ± 7.24

0.68

NIHSS (final)

Mean ± SD

8.94 ± 5.53

10.41 ± 7.02

0.51

  1. NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale, SD Standard deviation
  2. *According to: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) Published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) [36]
  3. **Less than 150–300 min of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity or at least 75–150 min of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity [37]