Abstract: Objective To investigate the body composition and the nutrition of diet of the stroke inpatients during rehabilitation. Methods From November, 2015 to December, 2018, 100 stroke inpatients were sequentially recruited and measured the body composition, and the diets were investigated. The correlations among their body composition, dietary nutrition and rehabilitation time were analyzed. Results The skeletal muscle mass was less than the target quantity (t = -2.605, P < 0.05), the percentage of skeletal muscle of upper limbs was less in the affected side than in the unaffected side (t = -1.984, P < 0.05). The body mass, body mass index, body fat percentage and abdominal obesity were all significantly higher than the target quantity (t > 10.715, P < 0.001). The daily intake of energy, carbohydrates, vitamin B₁, vitamin B₂, vitamin E, calcium, potassium, zinc, magnesium and selenium were lower than the recommendation (|t| > 4.427, P < 0.05), but the daily intake of protein, fat, cholesterol, niacin, iron, phosphorus and copper were higher (t > 2.122, P < 0.05). There were correlation between body composition index and dietary protein, fat and rehabilitation time (P < 0.05). Conclusion It is necessary to reduce the fat intake and promote sufficient intake of carbohydrate, protein and so on, in nutritional intervention plans for hospitalized stroke rehabilitation patients.

Key words: stroke, rehabilitation, body composition, nutrition