Table 2. Comparison of continuous variables between participants with normal and reduced knee extensor strength at 60°/sec.

	Reduced strength (n=11)		Normal strength (n=21)
Variables	Median	IQR	Median	IQR	p
Age (year)	69	16	60	14	0.026
Duration of stroke (month)	3.8	4.9	3.1	1.7	0.798
MMSE	26.0	5.5	26.5	5.5	1.000
HAD-Anxiety	9	8	8	7	0.266
HAD-Depression	8	6	7	6	0.454
FIM
FIM-motor	44	20	67	34	0.034
FIM-cognitive	30	5	35	0	1.000
FIM-total	74	23	102	34	0.034
FSS	5.3	1.2	4.9	3.5	1.000
FIS
FIS-cognitive	14	14	13	17	1.000
FIS-physical	21	17	13	10	1.000
FIS-psychological	30	33	43	36	0.795
FIS-total	67	59	78	62	0.795
IQR: Interquartile range; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; HAD: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; FIM: Functional Independence Measure; FSS: Fatigue severity scale; FIS: Fatigue impact scale.