Table 3.
The means and 95% confidence intervals of the CMCohs in each muscle during different contraction schemes with paired t-test probabilities between the two contraction levels and the independent t-test probabilities between stroke and unimpaired control groups.
| Mean (95% Confidential Interval) × 10−2 | P-value (Effect size) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMCoh | Group | 20% Ex | 40% Ex | Intra-group T-test |
| ED | Stroke | 2.89 (2.39–3.40) | 3.29 (2.56–3.67) | 0.410 (0.490) |
| Control | 4.12 (3.60–4.62) | 2.96 (2.65–3.28) | 0.001### (1.969) | |
| Inter-group T-test |
P-value (Effect size) |
0.001*** (1.645) |
0.511 (0.482) |
|
| FD | Stroke | 3.04 (2.46–3.39) | 2.77 (2.49–3.02) | 0.113 (0.623) |
| Control | 2.86 (2.27–3.45) | 3.62 (3.15–4.09) | 0.035# (1.057) | |
| Inter-group T-test |
P-value (Effect size) |
0.564 (0.607) | 0.001*** (1.098) |
|
| TRI | Stroke | 3.91 (3.23–4.52) | 2.88 (2.52–3.24) | 0.010## (1.324) |
| Control | 3.44 (2.65–4.23) | 3.24 (2.81–3.65) | 0.666 (0.234) | |
| Inter-group T-test |
P-value (Effect size) |
0.315 (0.454) |
0.111 (0.725) |
|
| BIC | Stroke | 3.79 (2.78–4.72) | 2.55 (2.30–2.80) | 0.009## (1.366) |
| Control | 3.14 (2.74–3.55) | 3.03 (2.39–3.66) | 0.784 (0.168) | |
| Inter-group T-test |
P-value (Effect size) |
0.105 (0.674) |
0.089 (0.755) |
|
| CMCoh | Group | 20% Fx | 40% Fx | Intra-Group T-test |
| ED | Stroke | 3.17 (2.58–3.76) | 3.79 (2.65–4.92) | 0.141 (0.442) |
| Control | 3.00 (2.40–3.62) | 3.32 (2.34–4.30) | 0.537 (0.277) | |
| Inter-group T-test |
P-value (Effect size) |
0.687 (0.186) |
0.514 (0.293) |
|
| FD | Stroke | 3.17 (2.37–3.96) | 3.47 (2.64–4.47) | 0.400 (0.196) |
| Control | 3.33 (2.61–4.07) | 3.29 (2.73–3.86) | 0.914 (0.054) | |
| Inter-group T-test |
P-value (Effect size) |
0.737 (0.120) |
0.764 (0.158) |
|
| TRI | Stroke | 3.49 (3.07–3.91) | 3.29 (2.51–4.05) | 0.475 (0.186) |
| Control | 3.33 (2.60–4.10) | 2.62 (2.06–3.19) | 0.094 (0.798) | |
| Inter-group T-test |
P-value (Effect size) |
0.704 (0.169) |
0.168 (0.668) |
|
| BIC | Stroke | 3.00 (2.45–3.55) | 3.88 (2.44–5.32) | 0.169 (0.472) |
| Control | 3.02 (2.54–3.49) | 3.28 (2.69–3.86) | 0.502 (0.422) | |
| Inter-group T-test |
P-value (Effect size) |
0.962 (0.071) |
0.450 (0.354) | |
1 superscript for p ≤ 0.05, 2 superscripts for p ≤ 0.01, 3 superscripts for p ≤ 0.001. The significant inter-group difference is indicated by * (independent t-test), and # is used to indicate the significant intra-group difference (paired t-test).