Table 1.
Comparison of the demographic information of the groups
| Study group (n = 15) |
Control group (n = 11) |
p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Min–max | Mean ± SD | Min–max | ||
| Age | 55.1 ± 7.6 | 38–65 | 48.9 ± 13.6 | 28–65 | 0.36 |
| Height | 165.8 ± 8.2 | 150–180 | 168 ± 8.1 | 150–180 | 0.45 |
| Weight | 73.3 ± 16.3 | 52–110 | 72.5 ± 18 | 43–110 | 0.97 |
| Gender | n | % | n | % | |
| Woman | 8 | 53.3 | 5 | 45.5 | 0.76 |
| Man | 7 | 46.7 | 6 | 54.5 | |
| Diagnosis | |||||
| Stroke | 9 | 60 | 4 | 36.4 | 0.10 |
| ALS | 3 | 20 | 1 | 9.1 | |
| PD | 2 | 13.3 | 1 | 9.1 | |
| MS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27.3 | |
| Ataxia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | |
| MG | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 9.1 | |
| Dominant side | n | % | n | % | |
| Right | 15 | 100 | 9 | 81.8 | 0.09 |
| Left | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18.2 | |
ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; PD, Parkinson’s disease; MS, multiple sclerosis; MG, myasthenia gravis; *p < 0.05 significant difference was accepted