Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the participants.

	Control (N = 8)	NMES-TA (N = 8)	NMES-MG (N = 9)	p value
Age (years)	50.8 ± 3.8	49.6 ± 3.6	56.1 ± 2.1	0.364
Post-onset duration (mos)	31.8 ± 6.1	48.0 ± 9.1	41.8 ± 6.4	0.380
MMSE	28.1 ± 0.5	28.4 ± 0.3	27.8 ± 0.8	0.948
Gender				0.262
Male	6 (75%)	6 (75%)	9 (100%)
Female	2 (25%)	2 (25%)	0 (0%)
Type of stroke				0.723
Infarction	4 (50%)	4 (50%)	6 (66.7%)
Hemorrhage	4 (50%)	4 (50%)	3 (33.3%)
Side of stroke				0.965
Right	3 (42.9%)	4 (50%)	5 (50%)
Left	5 (57.1%)	4 (50%)	4 (50%)
Assistive device
Cane	3	1	2	0.498
Quadricane	2	1	1	0.699
AFO	2	2	0	0.262

Abbreviations: mos: months; MMSE: mini-mental state examination; AFO: ankle-foot orthosis. p value, intergroup difference