Table 2. Bivariate predictors of change in gait velocity from baseline to week-12.
Predictive variable | n | r | p |
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Medical history | |||
Age | 33 | 0.04 | 0.84 |
Time Post-stroke | 33 | -0.52 | 0.002 |
# Outside Physical Therapy Sessions | 33 | 0.12 | 0.49 |
# All Outside Therapy Sessions | 33 | 0.34 | 0.054 |
Impairment | |||
Gait Velocity | 33 | 0.27 | 0.13 |
Gait Endurance | 33 | 0.46 | 0.007 |
Leg FM score | 33 | 0.46 | 0.007 |
Arm FM score | 33 | 0.43 | 0.01 |
FIM Ambulation Score | 33 | 0.47 | 0.006 |
Disability | |||
Modified Rankin Score | 33 | 0.05 | 0.80 |
Hamilton Depression Score | 33 | 0.15 | 0.40 |
Barthel Index | 33 | 0.51 | 0.003 |
SIS-16 Score | 33 | 0.36 | 0.042 |
Brain injury | |||
Infarct Volume | 24 | 0.02 | 0.92 |
% Corticospinal Tract Injury | 24 | -0.06 | 0.80 |
Brain function | |||
Activation Volume, Ipsilesional Foot Primary Sensorimotor Cortex | 20 | 0.54 | 0.01 |
Activation Volume, Contralesional Foot Primary Sensorimotor Cortex | 20 | 0.34 | 0.15 |
Activation Magnitude, Ipsilesional Foot Primary Sensorimotor Cortex | 20 | 0.34 | 0.15 |
Activation Magnitude, Contralesional Foot Primary Sensorimotor Cortex | 20 | 0.34 | 0.15 |
Correlation between 19 independent variables measured at baseline and the primary study outcome measure, change in gait velocity. For normally distributed variables, r is the Pearson correlation coefficient; for non-normally distributed, r is Spearman's rho. FM=Fugl-Meyer, FIM=Functional Independence Measure, SIS=Stroke Impact Scale.