Stroke Patients Controls  
Gender  (Men/Women) 4/6  7/3  
Age (Years) 76.40 ± 2.09 74.30 ± 3.03  
  Before-rehabilitation After-rehabilitation  
BMI (kg/m2) 25.65 ± 2.4 25.70 ± 1.8  25.13 ± 2.9
SBP (mmHg) 140.57 ± 6.18 132.62 ± 6.57 134.20 ± 5.54
DBP(mmHg) 85.40 ± 2.80  80.30 ± 3.10 76.45 ± 2.38 
Glucose (mg/dl) 104 ± 4.2 96 ±  2.5 102 ± 1.8
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) 180.6 ± 9.68* 185.2 ± 2.1* 168.7 ± 8.64
Triglycerides (mg/dl)  105.73 ± 0.54* 102.83 ± 0.60* 72.20 ± 3.04 
HDL-C (mg/dl) 65.8 ± 5.2* 62.6 ± 2.1* 51.6 ± 7.6
LDL-C (mg/dl) 140.3 ± 4.3* 137.2 ± 2.6*   115 ± 4.2
BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood; DBP: diastolic blood pressure;
HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoproteincholesterol.
* P< 0.05 vs. control values.
Table 1: Clinical parameters in post-acute stroke patients before and after neurorehabilitation and controls.