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. 2019 Aug 21;10:912. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00912

Table 3.

Comparison of characteristics between impaired postural balance (IPB) and not impaired postural balance (NIPB) group according to TUG.

Factors IPB NIPB p-value
Total, n 33 88
Age (y)
    Mean (SD) 76.7 (11.7) 67.9 (11.7)
    Median (IQR) 79 (66.5–86) 68 (61-78) 0.001
Sex, Male n (%) 15(45.5) 57 (64.8) 0.063
Stroke subtype, n (%)
    Ischemic infarct/Intracerebral hemorrhage 28/5 80/8 0.511
Time post-stroke for assessment (months)
FMA-UE, Median (IQR) 60 (44.5–64) 65 (62–66) <0.001
FMA-LE, Median (IQR) 31 (20.5–34) 34 (31.3–34) <0.001
BBS, Median (IQR) 40 (31.5–46.5) 53 (51–56) <0.001

TUG, Time Up and Go; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; FMA-U, Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper extremity; FMA-LE, Fugl-Meyer Assessment Lower extremity; BBS, Berg Postural balance Scale.