30 May 2023 : Clinical Research
Association Between Serum Vitamin D Levels and Physical Outcomes of Patients Who Underwent Rehabilitation Following Ischemic Stroke
Wojciech Borowicz
1ABCDEF*, Kuba Ptaszkowski 2ACDEF, Lucyna Ptaszkowska3ADEF, Joanna Rosińczuk 4ADE, Eugenia Murawska-Ciałowicz5ABCDEFG
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940115
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940115
Table 1 Characteristics of the study group.
| Variable | Study group (n=80) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| χ̄ | SD | Min | Max | |
| Age [years] | 61.8 | 6.9 | 36.3 | 71.9 |
| Height [cm] | 168.5 | 8.5 | 150.0 | 186.0 |
| Body weight [kg] | 74.1 | 14.9 | 46.0 | 108.0 |
| BMI [kg/m] | 26.0 | 4.3 | 16.3 | 35.4 |
| Time since stroke onset [days] | 21.9 | 3.8 | 14.0 | 30.0 |
| NIHSS [points] | 16.3 | 1.3 | 14.0 | 19.0 |
| Sex | F – n=25; 31.3% | |||
| M – n=55; 68.7% | ||||
| Hypertension | No – n=26; 32.5% | |||
| Yes – n=54; 67.5% | ||||
| Diabetes mellitus | No – n=55; 68.8% | |||
| Yes – n=25; 31.3% | ||||
| Smoking | No – n=45; 56.3% | |||
| Yes – n=35; 43.7% | ||||
| n – number of participants; χ̄ – mean; SD – standard deviation; Min – minimum value; Max – maximum value; F – Female; M – Male; BMI – body mass index, NIHSS – National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale. | ||||