TABLE 1.
Basic characteristics of study subjects.
| Characteristics | Spasticity group | Non-spasticity group | F/χ2 | P |
| Age (years) | 60.02 (54.09–65.91) | 61.33 (55.54–67.12) | 0.129 | 0.724 |
| Height (m) | 1.72 (1.66–1.75) | 1.69 (1.66–1.72) | 0.799 | 0.383 |
| Mass (kg) | 73.81 (69.67–77.93) | 67.39 (64.28–70.50) | 4.316 | 0.052 |
| Time post-stroke (months) | 11.39 (7.44–15.34) | 9.35 (4.54–14.16) | 0.562 | 0.463 |
| Sex (female/male) | 9/2 | 6/3 | 0.617 | 0.396 |
| Type of stroke (Isc/Hem) | 9/2 | 5/4 | 0.336 | 0.217 |
| Affected side (left/right) | 6/5 | 4/5 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| MAS (score) | 1.45 (1.14–1.77) | 0.00 (0.00–0.00) | 84.637 | 0.000 |
| MMSE (score) | 27.55 (26.19–28.90) | 28.11 (26.17–30.05) | 0.311 | 0.584 |
| FMA (score) | 25.82 (22.20–31.25) | 28.44 (26.09–30.35) | 1.201 | 0.288 |
| BBS (score) | 45.73 (45.51–51.40) | 48.89 (47.75–51.59) | 3.519 | 0.077 |
A score of 1+ on the modified Ashworth scale was entered as 1.5. Isc, ischemic stroke; Hem, hemorrhagic stroke; MAS, modified Ashworth scale; MMSE, mini-mental state examination; FMA, Fugl-Meyer assessment; BBS, Berg Balance Scale.