Table 1.
Participants’ Characteristics.
| Characteristics | All participants after mild stroke (n = 70) | Full recoverers after mild stroke (n = 38) a | Healthy control participants (n = 47) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (male/female); n | 43/27 | 23/15 | 23/24 |
| Age (years); mean (range) | 65.2 (43-85) | 62.4 (43-74) | 63.7 (42-82) |
| Body mass index; mean (range) | 26.9 (19.5-39.0) b | 26.6 (20.5-39.0) | 24.9 (19.5-33.5) |
| MoCA; median (range) | 27 (24-30) c | 27 (24-30) | 29 (24-30) |
| QVT-affected medial malleolus; median (range) | 5.0 (0-8) | 5.3 (0-8) | 5.8 (2.5-8) |
| QVT-affected first MTP; median (range) | 5.0 (0-8) b | 5.1 (0-8) | 5.6 (0-8) |
| FAC; % FAC 5 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Duration of hospital admission; median (range) (≤3 days/>3 days/unknown); n |
3.0 (0-14) 38/27/5 |
3.0 (0-14) 21/13/4 |
|
| Location of discharge (home/inpatient rehabilitation center); n | 65/5 | 35/3 | |
| Home-based physiotherapy (yes/no); n | 33/37 | 13/25 | |
| Time since stroke (months); median (range) | 19.5 (5-183) | 22.5 (5-183) | |
| Type of stroke (ischemic/hemorrhagic/unknown); n | 63/5/2 | 36/2/- | |
| Affected body side (left/right); n | 35/35 | 19/19 | |
| FMA-LE; median (range) | 28 (24-28) | 28 | |
| MI-LE; median (range) | 100 (63-100) | 100 |
Abbreviations: MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment (range: 0-30); QVT, Quantitative Vibration Threshold (range: 0-8); MTP, metatarsophalangeal joint; FAC, Functional Ambulation Categories (range: 0-5); FMA-LE, Fugl-Meyer Assessment—Lower Extremity (range: 0-28); MI-LE, Motricity Index—Lower Extremity (range: 0-100).
a
Subgroup of mild stroke participants with complete motor recovery of the paretic leg (ie, FMA-LE = 28 and MI-LE = 100).
b
P < .01 for comparison with controls.
c
P < .05 for comparison with controls.