Subjects n | 57 | 69 | | |
Barthel index, improvement ≥1 point of disability | | | | |
All patients | 43/52 (82.7) | 45/54 (83.3) | | 0.567 |
Excluding patients with less severe stroke | 26/35 (74.3) | 30/39 (76.9) | | 0.502 |
Rankin scale, reduction ≥1 point per category | | | | |
All patients | 30/33 (90.9) | 18/32 (56.3) | 7.78 (1.73–39.84) | 0.002 |
Excluding patients with less severe stroke | 21/24 (87.5) | 14/28 (50.0) | 7.00 (1.47–37.86) | 0.004 |
Canadian scale, increase of ≥0.5 points | | | | |
All patients | 45/51 (88.2) | 40/55 (72.7) | 2.81 (0.91–9.07 | 0.038 |
Excluding patients with less severe stroke | 33/39 (84.6) | 28/43 (65.1) | 2.95 (0.91–9.93) | 0.038 |