Demographic and disability-related characteristics of male patients with stroke (n=81)
| Characteristics | Median (IQR), mean (SD), or n (%) |
| Age (years) | |
| Median (IQR) | 73 (67.5–81.5) |
| Mean (SD) | 72.6 (11.0) |
| Education levels: n (%) | |
| Secondary education | 40 (49.4) |
| Higher education | 41 (50.6) |
| Recurrence of stroke: n (%) | |
| First-time stroke | 60 (74.1) |
| Second | 14 (17.3) |
| Third or more | 7 (8.6) |
| Years after stroke onset: n (%) | |
| Less than 1 year | 4 (4.9) |
| 1 year or more and less than 3 years | 19 (23.5) |
| 3 years or more and less than 5 years | 14 (17.3) |
| 5 years or more and less than 7 years | 13 (16.0) |
| 7 years or more | 31 (38.3) |
| Comorbidities: n (%) | |
| Hypertension | 40 (49.4) |
| Diabetes | 21 (25.9) |
| Heart diseases | 13 (16.0) |
| Cancer | 9 (11.1) |
| Others | 12 (14.8) |
| Types of rehabilitation service: n (%) | |
| Outpatient | 70 (86.4) |
| Home-visiting | 11 (13.6) |
| Patient’s score of Disability Assessment Schedule | |
| Total: median (IQR) | 12 (5–18) |
| Total: mean (SD) | 12.2 (7.8) |
| WHOQOL-BREF Physical domains | |
| Median (IQR) | 53.6 (42.9–64.3) |
| Mean (SD) | 53.3 (16.2) |
| WHOQOL-BREF Psychological domains | |
| Median (IQR) | 50 (39.6–62.5) |
| Mean (SD) | 52.7 (17.7) |
DAS, Disability Assessment Schedule; WHOQOL-BREF, WHO WHOQOL-BREF quality of life assessment.