Table 1. Characteristics of patients satisfying the eligibility criteria (n=238).

Age (y)	70.9 ± 10.5
Gender (n)
Men	138
Women	100
Diagnosis (n)
Infarction	196
Hemorrhage	42
Time post stroke at assessment (d)	8.2 ± 6.9
Paralysis side (n)
Right	125
Left	113
Sensory disturbance (n)
Tactile sense	87
Deep sense	19
Ataxia (n)	37
Aphasia (n)	33
Unilateral spatial neglect (n)	24
Lower leg length (m)	0.39 ± 0.04
Knee extensor muscle strength (Nm)	52.4 ± 40.7

Values are shown as the mean ± SD