Table 1.

Demographic and baseline characteristics of participants who completed the study; significant differences for duration post-stroke. Cardiac history denotes those with diagnosed coronary artery disease or congestive heart failure.

Patient demographics	chronic (n=10)	subacute (n=12)
age (years)	55±8.8	52±13
gender (male/female)	6/4	8/4
hemiparesis (right/left)	4/6	8/4
duration (months)	42±58	3.2±1.8
ankle foot orthosis (n)	6	4
assistive device (n)	9	9
comorbidities (n)
cardiac history	3	4
hypertension	9	11
peripheral vascular disease	3	1
diabetes mellitus	4	6
renal disease	0	2