From: A cohort study on longitudinal changes in postural balance during the first year after stroke
Characteristic | BBS < 45 (n = 39) | BBS ≥ 45 (n = 54) | P-valuea |
---|---|---|---|
Age, years, mean (SD) | 78 (10) | 71 (12) | 0.006 |
Sex, male/female (% female) | 19/20 (51%) | 35/19 (35%) | 0.12 |
Stroke type, ischemic infarct/ICH (% ischemic infarct) | 35/4 (90%) | 53/1 (98%) | 0.16 |
Stroke severity, moderate/mild (% moderate) | 31/8 (79%) | 31/11 (57%) |  < 0.001 |
FMA-UE motor function, mean (SD) | 56 (13) | 61 (7) | 0.16 |
FMA-LE motor function, mean (SD) | 29 (6) | 33 (2) |  < 0.001 |
BI total score | 70 (55–85) | 85 (75–95) |  < 0.001 |
BI-Transfers, n (%) |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Major help | 6 (15%) | 0 (0%) |  |
 Minor help | 17 (44%) | 10 (19%) |  |
 Independent | 16 (41%) | 44 (81%) |  |
BI-Mobility, n (%) |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Immobile/Major help | 7 (18%) | 3 (6%) |  |
 Minor help | 29 (74%) | 25 (46%) |  |
 Independent | 3 (8%) | 26 (48%) |  |
NIHSS | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–4) | 0.79 |
MoCA | 20 (19–24) | 23 (20–25) | 0.05 |
mRS | 3 (2–3) | 2 (2–2) |  < 0.001 |
HADS-A | 4 (2–7) | 4 (0–8) | 0.6 |