Table 1.

Participant information: data presented as mean, ± 1 standard deviation, range, or percent.

Demographical variables	Stroke patients (n = 32)	Controls (n = 20)
Gender (M : F)	18 : 14	10 : 10
Age (Years)	53.97 ± 12.16 (28–73)	54.10 ± 13.21 (33–72)
BMI	24.10 ± 2.56 (18.20–28.90)	24.56 ± 3.64 (18–30.80)
MMSE	29.10 ± 1.06 (26–30)	—
ESS	6.69 ± 4.41 (0–17)	5.45 ± 4.52 (0–15)
Chronicity	60.91 ± 45.59 (12–210)	n/a
Stroke hemisphere (Left : Right)	14 : 18	n/a
Medication (frequency of participants on medications)	Antidepressant (4) Cardiac control (4) Antiepileptic (5) Sleep hypnotics (1)	n/a
Alcohol (units per week)	8.98 ± 10.75 (0–45)	3.66 ± 8.12 (0–35)
Caffeine (servings per day)	4.36 ± 2.73 (0–12)	3.31 ± 2.74 (0–10)
Nicotine (cigarettes per day)	0.97 ± 3.90 (0–20)	0.50 ± 2.24 (0–10)