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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2009 May–Jun;18(3):214–220. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2008.10.001

Table 1.

Physical characteristics of stroke survivors and controls.

Stroke Survivors
(n = 52)		 Controls
(n = 33)
Age (years) 65 ± 1.4 62 ± 1.3
Weight (kg) 84.3 ± 3.1 87.7 ± 2.3
BMI (kg/m2) 29.2 ± 0.9 29.7 ± 0.5
Total body fat mass (kg) 28.0 ± 1.6 30.9 ± 1.6
Lean body mass (kg) 47.9 ± 2.2* 54.6 ± 1.8
Percent body fat 34.3 ± 1.5 34.8 ± 1.5
VO2peak (ml·kg.min−1) 13.1 0.6† 23.3 1.0
VO2peak (l/min) 1.1 ± 0.1† 2.1 ± 0.1

BMI = body mass index; VO2peak = peak oxygen consumption. Values are means ± SEM.

*

P < 0.05

†

P < 0.001.