Table 3.

Correlations between gait parameters and stroke severity scales.

Gait parameter	Stroke severity scale	R2	P valuea
Difference in stance duration (%)	FMA_Lexb	0.591	.009
Difference in stance duration (%)	FMA_Uexc	0.539	.02
Difference in swing duration (%)	FMA_Lexb	0.517	.02
Sound-side swing duration, SD (seconds)	MMSEd	0.498	.02
Cadence (steps/min)	MMSEd	0.484	.03
Hemiplegic-side stance duration, SD (seconds)	MMSEd	0.452	.03
Single support time, mean (seconds)	MMSEd	0.448	.03
Sound-side stance duration, mean (seconds)	MMSEd	0.442	.04
Walking speed (meters/second)	MMSEd	0.403	.048
Single support time, SD (seconds)	MMSEd	0.401	.049

^aNon-significant results omitted.

^bFMA_Lex: Fugl-Meyer Assessment, lower-extremity score.

^cFMA_Uex: Fugl-Meyer Assessment, upper-extremity score.

^dMMSE: Mini–Mental State Examination.