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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of modified Rankin Scale (mRS), Barthel Index (BI) and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)* at baseline, 3 and 6 months follow-ups and of patient satisfaction at 3 and 6 months in 306 ESD Stroke Bergen study patients

From: Early supported discharge after stroke in Bergen (ESD Stroke Bergen): three and six months results of a randomised controlled trial comparing two early supported discharge schemes with treatment as usual

Variables

All groups

ESD 1 group

ESD 2 group

Control group

p-value†

mRS; mean (SD) (n)

             

  Baseline; all

2.59

(1.22)

(306)

2.52

(1.29)

(103)

2.59

(1.15)

(104)

2.66

(1.23)

(99)

0.711

   Males

2.53

(1.22)

(169)

2.52

(1.24)

(56)

2.51

(1.16)

(61)

2.56

(1.27)

(52)

0.959

   Females

2.66

(1.23)

(137)

2.53

(1.36)

(47)

2.70

(1.12)

(43)

2.77

(1.18)

(47)

0.651

  3 months; all

2.45

(1.41)

(242)

2.45

(1.46)

(82)

2.30

(1.37)

(89)

2.62

(1.40)

(71)

0.316

   Males

#2.25

(1.34)

(134)

2.32

(1.44)

(44)

2.08

(1.16)

(51)

2.38

(1.44)

(39)

0.612

   Females

2.69

(1.46)

(108)

2.61

(1.48)

(38)

2.61

(1.57)

(38)

2.91

(1.30)

(32)

0.530

  6 months; all

2.52

(1.50)

(229)

2.40

(1.53)

(81)

2.46

(1.45)

(82)

2.73

(1.52)

(66)

0.410

   Males

§2.26

(1.42)

(122)

2.17

(1.58)

(42)

||2.09

(1.18)

(45)

2.60

(1.50)

(35)

0.248

   Females

2.80

(1.54)

(107)

2.64

(1.46)

(39)

2.92

(1.62)

(37)

2.87

(1.57)

(31)

0.796

  Change scores 0–3 months

−0.22

(1.08)

(242)

−0.26

(0.93)

(82)

−0.36

(1.21)

(89)

0.00

(1.07)

(71)

0.063

  Change scores 0–6 months

−0.15

(1.21)

(229)

−0.23

(1.08)

(81)

−0.36

(1.21)

(89)

0.00

(1.19)

(66)

0.532

Barthel Index; median (IQR) (n)

             

  Baseline

95

(40)

(304)

100

(50)

(102)

92.5

(35)

(104)

95

(45)

(98)

0.742

  3 months

100

(15)

(231)

100

(15)

(78)

97.5

(10)

(86)

100

(20)

(67)

0.976

  6 months

100

(15)

(213)

100

(15)

(76)

100

(10)

(77)

100

(15)

(60)

0.977

  Change scores 0–3 months

0

(20)

(229)

0

(20)

(77)

0

(20)

(86)

0

(15)

(66)

0.642

  Change scores 0–6 months

0

(20)

(211)

0

(20)

(75)

0

(20)

(77)

0

(20)

(59)

0.912

NIHSS; median (IQR) (n)

             

  Baseline

3

(4)

(304)

2

(4)

(103)

3

(3)

(104)

2

(4)

(97)

0.593

 3 months

2

(3)

(226)

2

(3)

(76)

2

(3.5)

(84)

2

(3)

(66)

0.925

  6 months

2

(3)

(205)

1

(3)

(73)

1.5

(3.5)

(76)

2

(3.5)

(56)

0.718

  Change scores 0–3 months

−1

(3)

(224)

−1

(3)

(76)

−1

(3)

(84)

0

(3)

(64)

0.370

  Change scores 0–6 months

−1

(3)

(203)

−1

(3)

(73)

−1

(2)

(76)

−1

(3)

(54)

0.615

Patient satisfaction; mean (SD) (n)

             

  3 months

1.50

(0.99)

(187)

1.32

(0.78)

(62)

1.49

(0.91)

(70)

1.71

(1.23)

(55)

0.115

  6 months

1.59

(1.08)

(197)

1.62

(1.22)

(73)

1.51

(0.98)

(71)

1.68

(1.01)

(53)

0.355

  1. Abbreviations: ESD Early Supported Dischargem, SD Standard Deviation, IQR Interquartile Range.
  2. *mRS range from 0 (best) to 6; BI range from 0 to 100 (best); NIHSS range from 0 (best) to 34; patient satisfaction range from 1 (best) to 5.
  3. †All analyses: Kruskal-Wallis test; #Males better than females, p = 0.006; §Males better than females, p = 0.004; ||Males better than females, p = 0.011.