Table 2.

Hand grip strength of paretic and non-paretic limbs in stroke patients and dominant hands in non-stroke controls.

Clinical Variables	Stroke Patients		Non-Stroke Controls		p-Value
	n (%)	Mean ± SD	n (%)	Mean ± SD
Hand grip strength, kg
(paretic-limbs)
Total	91 (100.00)	13.49 ± 11.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
Male	59 (67.53)	16.62 ± 11.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
Female	32 (32.47)	7.71 ± 7.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hand grip strength, kg
(non-paretic limbs/dominant hands)
Total	91 (100.00)	21.24 ± 8.61	91 (100.00)	23.05 ± 8.15	0.148
Male	59 (67.53)	24.62 ± 7.92	59 (64.83)	26.75 ± 7.05	0.127
Female	32 (32.47)	15.01 ± 5.87	32 (35.17)	16.23 ± 5.08	0.380
Low hand grip strength, kg
(non-paretic limbs/dominant hands)
Total	57 (62.64)	16.47 ± 5.58	50 (54.95)	17.94 ± 5.14	0.212
Male	35 (38.46)	19.22 ± 4.50	29 (31.87)	21.29 ± 3.33	0.048 *
Female	22 (24.18)	11.99 ± 4.11	21 (23.08)	13.31 ± 3.24	0.895

N/A, not available. * p < 0.05, independent t-test.