ALB and Cognitive impairment: However, significant (p < 0.05) differences were detected by univariate logistic analysis in the NIHSS score, limb muscle strength in the affected side of stroke, the education level of college degree or above, ICU stay, pneumonia, walking ability, cognitive impairment, aphasia, nasogastric feeding, weight, age, left and right upper arm circumferences, left and right grips, left and right calf circumstances, albumin, RAG (the ratio of albumin to globulin), creatinine, uric acid, hemoglobin, prealbumin, iron, LDH, and creatine kinase (Tables 1, 2 and Figures 1, 2).