Table 1.
Demographic and stroke-related information of study participants.
| Characteristic | Mean (SD) or number (% of group) | Range (minimum, maximum) |
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| Used as predictors in regression analyses | ||
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| Age (years) | 64.7 (12.3) | 33, 91 |
| Sex (number) | ||
| Men | 41 (62.1%) | |
| Women | 25 (37.9%) | |
| Time since stroke (months) | 8.2 (1.1) | 6.8, 12.1 |
| Affected side (number) | ||
| Right | 31 (47.0%) | |
| Left | 35 (53.0%) | |
| Balance confidence (score on Activities-Specific | 77.5 (18.1) | 31, 100 |
| Balance Confidence Scale; %) | ||
| History of falling (number) | 49 (74.2%) | |
| % body weight supported by release cable | 8.6 (2.9) | 5, 21.4 |
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| Descriptive only | ||
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| National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score | 1.98 (2.18) | 0, 12 |
| Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment leg score | 5.5 (1.0) | 3, 7 |
| Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment foot score | 5.1 (1.1) | 3, 7 |
| Walking velocity (m/s) | 0.97 (0.33) | 0.28, 1.60 |