TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical data of participants recruited in this study
| Baseline characteristics | Study 1 | p value | Study2 | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All stroke | Controls | PPH | CPH | |||
| Age (years)b | 55.89 ± 9.71 | 55.12 ± 7.57 | 0.671 | 56.19 ± 10.53 | 55.60 ± 9.00 | 0.811 |
| Sex (male:female)a | 54:11 | 24:16 | 0.009 | 29:3 | 25:8 | 0.110 |
| Hand dominance | Right | Right | — | Right | Right | — |
| Stroke type (ischemic:hemorrhagic)a | 30:35 | — | — | 16:16 | 14:19 | 0.540 |
| Duration of illness (months) | 14.70 ± 16.07 | — | — | 15.31 ± 14.87 | 14.12 ± 17.36 | 0.305 |
| Lesion hemisphere (left:right) | Left | — | — | Left | Left | — |
| Lesion location | Subcortical | — | — | Subcortical | Subcortical | — |
| Lesion volume (ml) | 12.78 ± 9.50 | — | — | 9.45 ± 5.57 | 16.00 ± 11.33 | 0.006 |
| FMA‐HW score | 6.17 ± 6.67 | — | — | 11.25 ± 6.15 | 1.24 ± 1.22 | <10−9 |
| Framewise displacement (mm) | 0.14 ± 0.08 | 0.11 ± 0.05 | 0.089 | 0.13 ± 0.07 | 0.14 ± 0.10 | 0.823 |
Values expressed as the mean ± SD; the superscript a indicates the chi‐square test, b indicates two independent sample t‐test, and all others are Mann–Whitney tests.
Abbreviations: CPH, completely paretic hand; FMA‐HW, Fugl‐Meyer Assessment of Hand and Wrist; PPH, partially paretic hand.
The bold value used to highlight the significant p values.