Table 1.
Characteristics of participants.
| Variables | WBV group (n = 30) |
ULC group (n = 30) |
Between-group p values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 58.7 ± 7.1 | 60.7 ± 5.9 | 0.371 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 18 | 17 | 0.712 |
| Female | 12 | 16 | |
| Stroke | |||
| Intracranial hemorrhage | 15 | 16 | 0.462 |
| Cerebral infarction | 15 | 14 | |
| Time since onset of stroke (days), mean ± SD | 95.7 ± 31.5 | 77.3 ± 30.3 | 0.741 |
| MMSE-K, mean ± SD | 27.2 ± 1.32 | 27.8 ± 1.66 | 0.313 |
| MAS, mean ± SD | 1.00 ± 0.38 | 1.20 ± 0.56 | 0.393 |
| Brunnstrom stage, mean ± SD | 2.53 ± 0.52 | 2.40 ± 0.51 | 0.543 |
| MFT score, mean ± SD | 10.93 ± 4.15 | 12.40 ± 4.48 | 0.223 |
| Grip strength (kg), mean ± SD | 2.36 ± 2.29 | 2.92 ± 1.95 | 0.571 |
SD: standard deviation, WBV: whole-body vibration, ULC: upper and lower cycle, MMSE-K: Mini-Mental Status Examination-Korean version, MAS: modified Ashworth scale, MFT: manual function test, p < 0.05. 1Independent t-test, 2 χ 2 test, and 3Mann–Whitney U-test.