Table 1.

Comparison of general information (x̅ ± sd, n)

Index	Research group (n=100)	Control group (n=100)	χ2/t	P
Gender			0.720	0.396
Male	54	48
Female	46	52
Age (years)	63.3±5.7	64.2±5.0	1.187	0.237
BMI (kg/m2)	23.45±2.22	23.10±2.84	0.971	0.333
Brunnstrom stage [15]			2.321	0.313
I	36	29
II	30	40
III	34	31
Level of education			1.807	0.405
Junior high school education or below	50	58
Senior high school education or associate degree	26	25
Bachelor or above degree	24	17
Nursing knowledge			0.272	0.602
Yes	9	7
No	91	93

Note: BMI: body mass index.