Table 2.

Comparison of patient data between the two groups.

Basic information		Intervention group (n = 45)	Control group (n = 45)	χ2/t	p
Gender (male/female)		20/25	24/21	0.711	0.399
Age (years, x ± s)		53.39 ± 12.51	54.71 ± 12.77	1.371	0.172
Height (cm, x ± s)		159.32 ± 8.89	159.81 ± 11.94	1.122	0.305
Body mass index (kg/m2, x ± s)		19.52 ± 7.63	20.32 ± 8.75	0.798	0.440
Smoking history (n)		25	30	1.169	0.280
Alcohol history (n)		31	35	0.909	0.340
History of hypertension (n)		23	29	1.640	0.200
Hyperlipidemia (n)		16	17	0.048	0.827
Diabetes history (n)		9	13	0.963	0.327
Hyponatremia (n)		14	9	1.460	0.227
Low hemoglobin (n)		14	7	3.043	0.081
Hemiplegic side	Left	21	26	1.113	0.291
	Right	24	19
Stroke type (n)	Ischemic stroke	21	25	0.711	0.399
	Hemorrhagic stroke	24	20
Brunnstrom stage (hand)		26	29	0.522	0.914
		11	10
		5	4
		3	2
Brunnstrom stage (lower limb)		25	29	0.747	0.688
		14	11
		6	5
Brunnstrom stage (upper limb)		31	28	0.443	0.801
		5	6
		9	11