Table 2. Between-groups comparisons with variable means and standard deviations.
Variable | Stroke group (n = 14) Mean ± SD | Non-stroke (n = 19) Mean ± SD | Test Statistic (degrees of. freedom) | Significance |
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MT‡ | 66.29 ± 17.02 (n=14) | 46.11 ± 7.84 (n=19) | F=20.893 (df=1,31) | p=0.001 |
TS† | 0.4018 ± 0.4878 (n=12) | 1.2624 ± 0.8489 (n=17) | F=9.941 (df=1, 27) | p=0.001 |
ICF* | 116.80 ± 28.93 (n=12) | 159.87 ± 69.15 (n=19) | F=4.152 (df=1, 29) | p=0.040 |
ICI* | 97.77 ± 42.78 (n=10) | 56.31 ± 32.52 (n=18) | F=8.340 (df=1, 26) | p=0.008 |
ICF/ICI | 1.2677 ± 0.5096 (n=9) | 3.2444 ± 1.9504 (n=17) | F=8.768 (df=1,24) | p=0.003 |
MT Means ± SD expressed as % of stimulator output with 0.50Hz at 01% to 49% and 0.33Hz at 50% to 75% Power Output;
TS Means ± SD expressed as MEP amplitude (mV);
ICI and ICF Means ± SD expressed as %TS MEP