ArticleFrontiers in neurology2022
Pre-stroke Physical Inactivity and Stroke Severity in Male and Female Patients.
Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Moderate pre-stroke physical activity has a protective effect on symptoms of depression in the post-acute phase after stroke.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Demographic Disparities in Stroke Occurrence: Insights From an Integrative Review of Emerging Trends.Brain and behavior · 2025Review
- Exploring stroke risk factors in different genders using Bayesian networks: a cross-sectional study involving a population of 134,382.BMC public health · 2025Article
- No sex difference in the association of pre-stroke physical activity with functional independence after ischemic stroke.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association of triglyceride glucose index with clinical outcomes in ischemic stroke: a retrospective study.BMC neurology · 2024Observational
- Trends in deaths and disability-adjusted life-years of stroke attributable to low physical activity worldwide, 1990-2019.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Death and ADL Dependency After Scoring Zero on the NIHSS: A Swedish Retrospective Registry-Based Study.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Females experience more severe ischemic strokes than do males. A higher pre-stroke physical activity level is associated with less severe stroke. The primary aim of this study was to explore the association between pre-stroke physical inactivity and stroke severity in male and female patients. Methods: This was a retrospective, registry-based study. The data were retrieved from two stroke registries from 2014 to 2019. The primary explanatory variable was physical activity level before the stroke, assessed using the Saltin-Grimby Physical Activity Level Scale. The outcome was moderate to severe stroke at hospital admission, assessed using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). A moderate to severe stroke was defined as a NIHSS score of ≥6. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed to explore if physical inactivity before the stroke could explain stroke severity in male and female patients. Results: In total, we included 4,535 patients with ischemic stroke. Female patients ( Conclusions: Physically inactive females and males had higher odds of experiencing a moderate to severe stroke. However, the OR of female patients was somewhat higher than that of male patients.
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