Table 3.
General characteristics of participants.
| Experimental group (n = 10) M (SD) |
Control group (n = 10) M (SD) |
pvalue | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (n [%]) | M | 7 | 70.0 | 5 | 50.0 | 0.361 |
| F | 3 | 30.0 | 5 | 50.0 | ||
| Case type (n [%]) | Infarction | 6 | 60.0 | 6 | 60.0 | 1.000 |
| Hemorrhage | 4 | 40.0 | 4 | 40.0 | ||
| Hemiplegic side (n [%]) | Right | 4 | 40.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 1.000 |
| Left | 6 | 60.0 | 6 | 60.0 | ||
| Average age | 61.40 (9.33)† | 66.60 (8.63) | 0.150 | |||
| Case period, months | 4.50 (1.17) | 4.60 (1.17) | 0.845 | |||
| BRS | 4.40 (0.84) | 4.50 (0.85) | 0.745 | |||
†Mean (standard deviation) ∗p < 0.05. BRS: Brunnstrom recovery stage.