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 Ptaszkowska 3ADEF , Joanna Rosińczuk 4ADE , Eugenia Murawska-Ciałowicz 5ABCDEFGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.940115
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940115
Table 1 Characteristics of the study group.
Variable | Study group (n=80) | |||
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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. |