Table 2.
Clinical evaluations with time.
| The effect of time |
Initial assessment |
1 month after onset |
Pairwise comparison (initial and 1 month) |
3 months after onset |
Pairwise comparison (1 and 3 months) |
6 months after onset |
Pairwise comparison (3 and 6 months) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIS | <.001* | 5.3 ± 5.3 | 11.6 ± 4.2 | .005† | 16.7 ± 3.7 | .007† | 18.0 ± 3.1 | .027 |
| Upper limb | <.001* | 6.6 ± 6.2 | 10.0 ± 9.6 | .039 | 23.2 ± 18.2 | .003† | 25.8 ± 18.8 | .007† |
| Lower limb | <.001* | 7.4 ± 4.4 | 10.7 ± 6.0 | .017 | 18.3 ± 4.6 | .003† | 19.1 ± 4.0 | .336 |
| Sensory | <.001* | 2.4 ± 4.6 | 4.0 ± 4.9 | .066 | 11.6 ± 7.2 | .003† | 13.1 ± 8.1 | .235 |
| FAC | <.001* | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-1) | .038 | 3 (3-4) | .003† | 4 (3–5) | .007† |
TIS, Trunk Impairment Scale, 0–23; upper limb, Fugl-Meyer Assessment arm section, 0–60; lower limb, Fugl-Meyer Assessment leg section, 0–28; sensory, Fugl-Meyer Assessment sensory section, 0–24; FAC, functional ambulation category, 0–5.
* P value < 0.05 was deemed to be significant.
† Post hoc analyses were conducted using a Bonferroni's correction (P < .0167).
The values of TIS, FMA arm, FMA leg, and sensory test are given in mean ± standard deviation.
The values of FAC are given in median (interquartile).