TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients.
| Experimental Group (n = 16) | Control Group (n = 16) | Group comparison | |
| Mean (SD) | Means (SD) | p-Value | |
| Age (years) | 63.87 (11.44) | 64.37 (10.56) | n.s.a |
| Sex M/F | 10/6 | 13/3 | n.s.b |
| BMI | 26.49 (2.42) | 26.19 (4.11) | n.s.a |
| Time from event (months) | 54.81 (36.28) | 53.06 (41.73) | n.s.a |
| Type of event I/E | 13/3 | 13/3 | n.s.b |
| Affection side L/R | 6/10 | 4/12 | n.s.b |
| European Stroke Scale (0–100) | 72.12 (11.72) | 72.56 (14.47) | n.s.b |
| Barthel Index (0–100) | 90.93 (11.13) | 90.62 (11.38) | n.s.b |
SD, standard deviation; M, male; F, female; BMI, body mass index; I, ischemic; E, hemorrhagic; L, left; R, right; a, Mann-Whitney test; b, chi square test.