Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants
| IC | IC Sham | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 10 | 10 | NA |
| Age, yr | 54 ± 20 | 58 ± 18 | 0.66 |
| Sex | |||
| Male, n | 3 | 3 | NA |
| Female, n | 7 | 7 | NA |
| Height, cm | 169 ± 11 | 167 ± 11 | 0.70 |
| Weight, kg | 74 ± 14 | 79 ± 19 | 0.51 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 26 ± 5 | 28 ± 5 | 0.37 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 118 ± 8 | 123 ± 10 | 0.25 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 78 ± 10 | 81 ± 5 | 0.50 |
| Heart rate, beats/min | 78 ± 11 | 72 ± 13 | 0.30 |
| Time since stroke, yr | 15 ± 10 | 4 ± 3 | 0.005 |
| Type of stroke | |||
| Ischemic, n | 6 | 8 | NA |
| Hemorrhagic, n | 2 | 2 | NA |
| Unknown, n | 2 | 0 | NA |
| Affected side | |||
| Left, n | 3 | 5 | NA |
| Right, n | 7 | 5 | NA |
| Assistive device | |||
| Yes, n | 5 | 5 | NA |
| No, n | 5 | 5 | NA |
| Self-selected walking speed, m/s | 0.87 ± 0.21 | 0.91 ± 0.42 | 0.81 |
| Fast walking speed, m/s | 1.18 ± 0.26 | 1.12 ± 0.54 | 0.74 |
| Lower extremity Fugl-Meyer score (0–34) | 29 ± 4 | 26 ± 5 | 0.26 |
| Berg balance score (0–56) | 50 ± 4 | 51 ± 8 | 0.87 |
| MVC | |||
| Paretic, N·m | 103 ± 57 | 103 ± 59 | 0.99 |
| Nonparetic, N·m | 147 ± 79 | 153 ± 72 | 0.87 |
| Paretic-to-nonparetic MVC ratio | 0.72 ± 0.18 | 0.67 ± 0.25 | 0.55 |
Values are means ± SD; n = no. of participants. IC, ischemic conditioning; MVC, maximum voluntary contraction; NA, not applicable.