Table 1.

Characteristics of study participants (n = 36).

Variable	EG (n = 18)	CG (n = 18)	P value
Age (years), M (QR)	54.0 (24.00)	58.0 (22.75)	0.350
Sex, N
Male/female	12/6	12/6	1.000
Lesion side, N
Left/right	9/9	10/8	0.738
Stroke type, N
Hemorrhagic/schemic	13/5	11/7	0.725
Months after stroke onset, M (QR)	4.0 (5.25)	5.0 (7.25)	0.198
Brunnstrom (3/4/5/6), N
Distal	12/2/2/2	14/1/1/2	0.876
Proximal	12/2/2/2	16/1/0/1	0.464

EG: experimental group; CG: conventional group.