Table 1.
Clinical and demographic characteristics of the participants (n = 44).
| Characteristics | Results |
|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (SD) [min–max] | 62 (15) [27–89] |
| Time post-stroke, months, mean (SD) [min–max] | 4 (1) [3–6] |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) [min–max] | 25 (4) [15–37] |
| Sex, women, n (%) | 20 (45) |
| Paretic side, Right, n (%) | 19 (43) |
| Type of stroke, n (%) | |
| Ischemic | 42 (96) |
| Hemorrhagic | 2 (4) |
| Comfortable gait speed, 10-m walk test, m/s, mean (SD) [min–max] | 0.8 (0.38) [0.14–1.53] |
| Household ambulators, n (%) | 10 (23) |
| Limited-community ambulators, n (%) | 10 (23) |
| Community ambulators, n (%) | 24 (54) |
| Maximum gait speed, 10-m walk test, m/s, mean (SD) [min–max] | 1.1 (0.54) [0.19–2.17] |
| Lower limb motor impairments (Fugl-Meyer scores: 0–34), n (%) | |
| Mild | 31 (71) |
| Moderate | 5 (11) |
| Moderately severe | 2 (5) |
| Severe | 6 (14) |
| Trunk impairments (TIS scores: 0–23), median (IQR)18 | 17 (6) |
n, number; SD, standard deviation; min, minimum; max, maximum; TIS, Trunk Impairment Scale; IQR, interquartile range.