Relationship between Body Composition and Functional Outcomes in Males with Subacute Stroke

The purpose of this study was to investigate body composition focusing on motor functional capacity and to correlate body composition with functional outcomes with subacute stroke patients. The subjects of this study were 34 inpatients with hemiparetic stroke who could walk. Motor functional capacity of patients was assessed on the basis of the Brunnstrom recovery stage (BRS), and functional status was measured using the Functional Independence...