Table 1.

Demographic data and patient characteristics.

Variables	N = 20
Age, mean ± SD, range	58.80 ± 13.11, 28–79
Sex, n (%)
Female	7 (35)
Male	13 (65)
Months from stroke onset to inclusion, mean ± SD, range	62.15 ± 44.09, 16–172
Stroke type, n (%)
Ischemic	11 (55)
Hemorrhagic	9 (45)
Paretic side, n (%)
Left	10 (50)
Right	10 (50)
Independence in walking, FAC, (0–5 p)*, median (IQR), range	4.50 (1.00), 2–5
Self-care and mobility, Barthel Index, (0–100 p)*, median (IQR), range	95.00 (15.00), 40–100
FMA–UE, (0–126 p)*, mean ± SD, range	77.10 ± 17.92, 53–117
FMA–UE, motor score, (0–66 p)*, mean ± SD, range	29.80 ± 14.70, 8–59
FMA–UE, sensory function, (0–12 p)*, mean ± SD, range	5.95 ± 4.44, 0–12
FMA–UE, joint pain (0–24 p)*, median (IQR), range	24.00 (2.00), 20–24
FMA–LE, (0–86 p)*, mean ± SD, range	63.15 ± 6.94, 53–76
FMA–LE, motor score, (0–34 p)*, mean ± SD, range	19.60 ± 5.68, 9–31
FMA–LE, sensory function, (0–12 p)*, mean ± SD, range	7.10 ± 3.64, 0–12
FMA–LE, joint pain (0–20 p)*, median (IQR), range	20.00 (1.00), 18–20

^* Score range (minimum–maximum point): a lower score indicates increased impairment or limitation.

FAC, Functional Ambulation Categories; FMA, Fugl–Meyer assessment for upper (UE) and lower extremity (LE).