Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the RAGT and CGT groups
| Variable | RAGT group (n=12) | CGT group (n=8) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 67.83±11.42 | 64.50±10.30 | 0.507a) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 9 (75.0) | 5 (62.5) | 0.455 |
| Female | 3 (25.0) | 3 (37.5) | |
| Duration of stroke (day) | 60.83±23.54 | 61.38±26.32 | 0.963a) |
| Stroke type | |||
| Infarction | 7 (58.3) | 5 (62.5) | 0.612 |
| Hemorrhage | 5 (41.7) | 3 (37.5) | |
| Lesion side | |||
| Left | 6 (50.0) | 7 (87.5) | 0.106 |
| Right | 6 (50.0) | 1 (12.5) | |
| LE-FMA | 16.75±7.91 | 14.63±5.53 | 0.489a) |
| Initial FAC | 2.08±0.79 | 1.63±0.52 | 0.179b) |
| Initial gait speed (m/s) | 0.45±0.28 | 0.28±0.25 | 0.263b) |
| Initial muscle strength (kg/f) | |||
| Paretic side | |||
| Hip extension | 3.94±4.49 | 6.59±7.03 | 0.624b) |
| Hip flextion | 4.33±4.29 | 7.09±10.75 | 0.910b) |
| Knee extension | 8.12±9.53 | 9.23±16.22 | 0.678b) |
| Knee flextion | 3.02±5.70 | 3.18±6.81 | 0.678b) |
| Non paretic side | |||
| Hip extension | 9.27±5.09 | 12.95±3.72 | 0.057b) |
| Hip flextion | 15.10±10.04 | 21.00±13.00 | 0.208b) |
| Knee extension | 18.09±12.31 | 23.63±10.37 | 0.238b) |
| Knee flextion | 10.23±6.07 | 12.40±4.53 | 0.270b) |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%).
RAGT, robt-assisted gait training; CGT, conventional gait training; LE-FMA, lower-extremity fugl–meyer assessment; FAC, functional ambulation category.
a)RAGT and CGT comparisons in unpaired t-tests and b)RAGT and CGT comparisons in Mann–Whitney U-test.