Multiple linear regressions for 6 months FIM by age group*
| <65 years old | ≥65 years old | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | β (95% CI) | p Value | β (95% CI) | p Value |
| Weight categories | ||||
| Underweight | −3.81 (−8.93 to 1.31) | 0.145 | −2.53 (−7.74 to 2.67) | 0.340 |
| Normal | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Overweight | −1.19 (−3.35 to 0.97) | 0.280 | 1.17 (−1.67 to 4.02) | 0.420 |
| Obese | 0.05 (−2.05 to 2.15) | 0.962 | 0.76 (−2.07 to 3.61) | 0.596 |
| Extremely obese | 1.66 (−1.87 to 5.20) | 0.355 | 7.95 (1.41 to 14.4) | 0.017 |
| Gender, female vs male | 0.27 (−1.86 to 2.41) | 0.800 | −1.00 (−3.92 to 1.91) | 0.501 |
| Education | ||||
| College/university | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Middle/high school | −1.61 (−3.39 to −0.16) | 0.074 | 1.79 (−1.67 to 5.26) | 0.310 |
| Elementary | −0.38 (−3.12 to 2.35) | 0.783 | 1.65 (−1.89 to 5.20) | 0.360 |
| Smoking, current | 0.38 (−0.65 to 1.42) | 0.467 | 0.64 (−1.10 to 2.38) | 0.469 |
| Drinking, current | 1.37 (−0.42 to 3.17) | 0.133 | 1.34 (−1.51 to 4.20) | 0.356 |
| Hypertension, yes | −0.20 (−2.19 to 1.78) | 0.841 | −0.03 (−3.65 to 3.58) | 0.984 |
| Diabetes mellitus, yes | −0.73 (−2.31 to 0.85) | 0.364 | −0.68 (−2.96 to 1.59) | 0.556 |
| Dyslipidaemia, yes | −0.42 (−2.04 to 1.19) | 0.610 | −0.33 (−2.80 to 2.14) | 0.792 |
| Chronic kidney disease | −3.35 (−7.03 to 0.33) | 0.075 | −3.48 (−6.37 to −0.62) | 0.017 |
| FIM, discharge | 0.36 (0.31 to 0.41) | <0.001 | 0.53 (0.47 to 0.58) | <0.001 |
| NIHSS, 7-day | −1.33 (−1.56 to −1.10) | <0.001 | −1.82 (−2.10 to −1.58) | <0.001 |
*Estimated by multiple linear regression models using the variables in the table.
FIM, functional independence measure; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.