Gender Differences in Subacute Post-Stroke Patients During Rehabilitation: Functional, Cognitive, and Nutritional Insights.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Despite the well-documented gender differences observed during hospitalisation, research in post-stroke recovery remains limited. This study aims to clarify this topic in subacute post-stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation, considering not only functional and cognitive outcomes but also nutritional status and food consumption. Methods: At admission (T0), patients were assessed for demographic, anamnestic, and clinical data and were diagnosed for malnutrition according to the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria. At T0 and after a six-week rehabilitation program (T1), nutritional status was assessed by anthropometric measurements, serum analysis of albumin, glucose, lipidic, metal, and oxidative stress panel, and the calculati

SUBMITTER: Cocco C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12735716 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature