Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of included stroke participants (n = 48)

	Anodal group (n = 12)	Bilateral group (n = 12)	Cathodal group (n = 12)	Sham group (n = 12)	P value
Age (years)	52.7 (45.3, 64.5)	51.8 (42.5, 65.1)	59.1 (51.6, 66.8)	57.3 (46.1, 62.8)	0.72
Gender (Male / Female)	10/2	9/3	10/2	9/3	0.92
Type of stroke (ischemic/hemorrhagic)	6/6	8/4	7/5	4/8	0.40
Location of lesion (C/S/M)	1/10/1	2/10/0	0/11/1	1/10/1	0.80
Lesion side (Left/Right)	3/9	3/9	8/4	8/4	0.07
Post stroke period (months)	74.4 (20.4, 88.7)	66.6 (37.3, 86.0)	45.1 (20.0, 105.0)	54.0 (24.0, 93.4)	0.97
MMSE	29.0 (28.3, 30.0)	29.00 (27.5, 29.8)	29.0 (28.0, 30.0)	28.0 (26.3, 29.0)	0.42

Data are presented as the median (interquartile range) or number

Abbreviations: MMSE mini-mental state examination

C/S/M indicates cortical, subcortical, and mixed cortical & subcortical