Table 1 Baseline (T0) characteristics of the sample group (n = 87).

Age (years)

69 ± 12

Women

42 (48%)

Men

45 (52%)

Antropometric value

 Weight (kg)

69.6 ± 17.3

 Height (m)

1.66 ± 0.11

 BMI (kg/m²)

24.9 ± 4.9

Index stroke type

 Ischemic

66 (76%)

 Hemorrhagic

21 (24%)

 Smoking

45 (52%)

Comorbidities

 Hypertension

74 (85%)

 Type 2 diabetes

26 (30%)

 Dyslipidemia

37 (43%)

 Heart disease

12 (14%)

 Dysphagia

29 (33%)

Cumulative illness rating scale (CIRS)

 CIRS severity

2.7 ± 0.4

 CIRS comorbidity

5.7 ± 1.7

 Days from stroke onset to enrollment

100 ± 52

Performance in activity of daily lliving (ADL)

 Modified barthel index (mBI) (0-100)

45 ± 19

Upper limb motor performance

 Fugl-meyer assessment for the upper extremity scale (FMA-UE)

30 ± 22

Limb’s muscle strength

 Motricity index upper extremity (MI-UE)

46 ± 32

 Motricity index lower extremity (MI-LE)

52 ± 28

 Malnutrition GLIM

37 (43%)

 Sarcopenia

24 (28%)

BIA

 Rz (ohm)

515.3 ± 105.3

 Xc (ohm)

41.3 ± 9.5

 PhA (°)

4.7 ± 1.1