Table 1. General characteristics of the subjects.

	LSE group	GPT group
Gender (male/female)	10 / 8	12 / 7
Age (years)	53.7 ± 7.7	58.4 ± 6.3
Weight (kg)	67.0 ± 9.8	68.6 ± 8.8
Height (cm)	165.5 ± 10.7	164.4 ± 8.8
Time since stroke (months)	17.8 ± 6.7	15.0 ± 5.6
Affected side (left/right)	12 / 6	11 / 8
MMSE-K (score)	26.8 ± 1.6	27.2 ± 1.7
K-MBI (score)	77.5 ± 14.7	75.5 ± 13.8
GDS (score)	1.6 ± 0.8	1.8 ± 0.7

Data are presented as mean ± SD. LSE: lumbar stabilization exercise, GPT: general physical therapy, MMSE-K: Mini-Mental State Examination–Korean version, K-MBI: Korean version of the Modified Barthel Index, GDS: global deterioration scale