Table 3.
Comparison between parameters of Visually Guided Reaching task in paretic and non-paretic arms
| Parameters | Paretic arm, median (range) | Non-paretic arm, median (range) | Wilcoxon signed rank test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| p-values | Effect size | |||
| Posture Speed [×10−2 m/s] | 0.58 (0.13−1.37) | 0.35 (0.16−0.61) | <0.001 | 0.79 |
| Reaction Time [s] | 0.47 (0.32−0.67) | 0.33 (0.25−0.42) | <0.001 | 0.87 |
| No Reaction Time | 5 (0–60) | 0 (0–13) | <0.001 | 0.76 |
| Initial Direction Error [×10−2 rad] | 25.07 (3.71−94.67) | 4.70 (2.20−10.43) | <0.001 | 0.87 |
| Initial Distance Ratio | 0.43 (0.15−0.89) | 0.89 (0.54−1) | <0.001 | −0.87 |
| Initial Speed Ratio | 0.84 (0.59−1) | 1 (0.93−1) | <0.001 | −0.85 |
| Speed Maxima Count | 4.36 (2.16−10) | 2.38 (1.63−3.63) | <0.001 | 0.85 |
| Min Max Speed [×10−2 m/s] | 4.50 (0.84−19.27) | 1.37 (0.52−4.33) | <0.001 | 0.86 |
| Movement Time [s] | 2.10 (1.02−3.67) | 1.15 (0.82−1.62) | <0.001 | 0.87 |
| Path Length Ratio | 1.83 (1.11−5.95) | 1.12 (1.05−1.42) | <0.001 | 0.86 |
| Max Speed [×10−2 m/s] | 19.29 (7.81−37.51) | 22.45 (12.52−38.50) | 0.003 | −0.42 |
| No Movement End | 15 (0–63) | 0 (0–13) | <0.001 | 0.78 |
n = 49. The data of participants who failed to reach the target during the trial (No Movement End = 64) (n = 6) or lacked any of the twelve parameters (n = 1) were excluded from data analysis