Table 2.
Summary statistics for the outcome variables DAR and DTABR between pre- and post- transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in the index finger. The statistically significant p-value (p < 0.05) is highlighted with bold text.
| DAR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean | 95% CI Mean | Standard Deviation | Median | Min | Max | p-value | ||
| Stroke | |||||||||
| Pre-TENS | 8 | 12.00 | 8.11 | 15.90 | 4.66 | 11.04 | 3.96 | 19.23 | |
| Post-TENS | 8 | 8.13 | 2.28 | 13.98 | 6.99 | 5.63 | 1.33 | 23.25 | |
| Difference | 8 | 3.87 | 0.78 | 6.96 | 3.70 | 4.49 | −4.01 | 8.33 | .0211 |
| Control | |||||||||
| Pre-TENS | 7 | 4.60 | −0.27 | 9.47 | 5.26 | 2.20 | 0.05 | 13.88 | |
| Post-TENS | 7 | 2.54 | 0.48 | 4.61 | 2.23 | 3.48 | 0.00 | 5.17 | |
| Difference | 7 | 2.06 | −1.33 | 5.44 | 3.66 | 0.90 | −1.61 | 9.25 | .1880 |
| DTABR | |||||||||
| Stroke | |||||||||
| Pre-TENS | 8 | 4.15 | 3.07 | 5.22 | 1.28 | 3.75 | 2.26 | 6.29 | |
| Post-TENS | 8 | 2.96 | 1.77 | 4.15 | 1.42 | 2.44 | 1.28 | 5.58 | |
| Difference | 8 | 1.19 | 0.43 | 1.94 | 0.90 | 1.41 | −0.80 | 2.24 | .0074 |
| Control | |||||||||
| Pre-TENS | 7 | 1.50 | 0.11 | 2.90 | 1.51 | 1.08 | 0.02 | 3.95 | |
| Post-TENS | 7 | 1.03 | 0.22 | 1.85 | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.01 | 2.11 | |
| Difference | 7 | 0.47 | −0.32 | 1.26 | 0.85 | 0.28 | −0.71 | 1.83 | .1978 |