Table 1 Characteristics of patients with stroke included in analysis at each time point
|  | Overall | 3 days | 10 days | 4 weeks | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 56 | 26 | 39 | 43 | 47 | 44 | 44 |
Age, admission, mean (SD) | 64.0 (13.4) | 64.0 (13.2) | 61.9 (13.2) | 63.7 (11.9) | 62.9 (12.3) | 63.4 (13.0) | 64.4 (12.3) |
Sex, female, n (%) | 21 (37.5) | 7 (26.9) | 12 (30.8) | 18 (41.9) | 18 (38.3) | 18 (40.9) | 19 (43.2) |
Stroke Location, n (%) | |||||||
 Right | 30 (53.6) | 17 (65.4) | 20 (51.3) | 23 (53.5) | 26 (55.3) | 25 (56.8) | 23 (52.3) |
 Left | 22 (39.3) | 7 (26.9) | 16 (41.0) | 18 (41.9) | 19 (40.4) | 17 (38.6) | 18 (40.9) |
 Bilateral | 3 (5.4) | 2 (7.7) | 2 (5.1) | 1 (2.3) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (2.3) | 2 (4.5) |
 Cerebellar | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 1 (2.3) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (2.3) | 1 (2.3) |
NIHSS, admission mean (SD) | 6 (6) | 5 (5) | 5 (5) | 6 (5) | 6 (6) | 7 (6) | 7 (5) |
FMA-UE, at 3 days, mean (SD) | 45 (19) | 55 (7) | 54 (10) | 51 (14) | 44 (20) | 43 (19) | 43 (19) |
FMA-UE sensation, at 3 days, mean (SD) | 10 (4) | 12 (1) | 11 (3) | 11 (3) | 10 (4) | 10 (4) | 10 (4) |
Physical or occupational therapy, n (%) | |||||||
 None |  | 0 | 10 (25.6) | 15 (34.9) | 23 (48.9) | 27 (61.4) | 31 (70.5) |
 1 time / week |  | 0 | 0 | 3 (7.0) | 5 (10.6) | 4 (9.1) | 6 (13.6) |
 2 times or more / week |  | 26 (100) | 29 (74.4) | 25 (58.1) | 19 (40.4) | 13 (29.5) | 7 (15.9) |
FMA-UE at each time point, median (Q1;Q2) | 56 (51.2;61) | 62 (57;64) | 64 (61;65.5) | 65 (60.5;66) | 64 (61;66) | 64 (60;66) | |