Singap Med J
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We examined the association between admission body mass index (BMI) and discharge rehabilitation functional outcome using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) in an East-Asian cohort of stroke patients during inpatient rehabilitation. ⋯ Findings from this study unequivocally support the benefits of acute inpatient stroke rehabilitation. Patients in the obese BMI range tended to normalise during rehabilitation. BMI, whether underweight, normal, or overweight was not correlated with discharge FIM.