Table 1. Demographic and clinical features of experimental and control groups.
| Variable | M-TOT (N = 32) | C-TOT (N = 36) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Median | Range | N | Median | Range | |
| Age (years) | 32 | 68.3 | 36.5–84.8 | 36 | 67.7 | 38.0–88.7 |
| Disease duration (months) | 32 | 4.5 | 0.9–190.1 | 36 | 3 | 0.9–97.4 |
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Sex | ||||||
| F | 19 | 59.4 | 20 | 55.6 | ||
| M | 13 | 40.6 | 16 | 44.4 | ||
| Stroke type | ||||||
| Hemorrhagic | 5 | 15.6 | 7 | 19.4 | ||
| Ischemic | 26 | 81.3 | 29 | 80.6 | ||
| Ischemic and hemorrhagic | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Stroke site | ||||||
| Cortical | 5 | 15.6 | 8 | 23.5 | ||
| Cortical and subcortical | 11 | 34.4 | 15 | 44.1 | ||
| Subcortical | 11 | 34.4 | 9 | 26.5 | ||
| Brainstem | 5 | 15.6 | 2 | 5.9 | ||
| Not specified | 2 | |||||
| Chronicity | ||||||
| Chronic | 13 | 40.6 | 9 | 25.0 | ||
| Subacute | 19 | 59.4 | 27 | 75.0 | ||
| Rehabilitation center | ||||||
| Milano (Palazzolo) | 2 | 6.2 | 7 | 19.4 | ||
| Roma | 11 | 34.4 | 11 | 30.6 | ||
| Rovato | 6 | 18.8 | 7 | 19.4 | ||
| Milano (SMN) | 13 | 40.6 | 11 | 30.6 | ||
N: number; M-TOT: Myoelectric control of functional electrical stimulation-task oriented training; C-TOT: control-task oriented training.