Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients (n = 41).
| Variables | Results |
|---|---|
| Age, yearsa | 62.6 (12.9) |
| Sex, no. (%) | |
| Male | 29 (70.7) |
| Female | 12 (29.3) |
| Time since onset of stroke, daysb | 21 (19) |
| Paretic side, no.(%) | |
| Right | 15 (36.6) |
| Left | 26 (63.4) |
| Type of stroke, no.(%) | |
| Ischemic | 28 (68.3) |
| Hemorrhagic | 13 (31.7) |
| Stroke lesion location | |
| Cortical | 11 (26.8) |
| Subcortical | 30 (73.2) |
| FMA score in the affected upper extremitya | 42.5 (19.5) |
| NIH stroke scaleb[24] | 5 (3) |
| Brunnstrom stage (arm) b | 4 (3) |
| Brunnstrom stage (hand) b | 4 (4) |
FMA-Fugl-Meyer Assessment, NIH-National Institute of Health.
aMean (SD)
bMedian (interquartile range)