Table 1.
Demographics.
| Control | Stroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| n | 9 | 15 |
| Sex (m/f) | 5/4 | 14/1 |
| Age (years) | 60 ± 9.33 | 65.87 ± 9.76 |
| Self-selected walking speed (m/s) | 1.40 ± 0.2a | 0.93 ± 0.3a |
| Chronicity (years) | 5.52 ± 3.73 | |
| Affected side (r/l) | 8/7 | |
| Clinical characteristics | ||
| Routine ankle foot orthosis (AFO) use (n) | 4 | |
| LE Fugl-Meyer Motor Score (/34) | 30 (16, 34) | |
| Dynamic Gait Index (/24) | 21 (10, 24) | |
| Short Physical Performance Battery (/12) | 11 (7, 12) |
Demographic and clinical data are presented mean ± SD and median (range), respectively. Of the four individuals who routinely use an ankle-foot orthosis, three typically use a custom-molded AFO and one uses a prefabricated Aircast®.
aIndicates a significant difference between groups, p < 0.05.