Table 1. Characteristics of participants in the intervention and control groups.

Variable	Intervention	Control	p-value
	(n = 16)	(n = 16)
Age—y; mean (SD)	59.38 (11.09)	59.38 (10.80)	1.000 a
Sex—female/male; n	10/6	9/7	0.723 b
Weight—kg; mean (SD)	53.31 (9.63)	53.88 (7.68)	0.856 a
Height—cm; mean (SD)	159.13 (8.57)	158.50 (8.38)	0.836 a
BMI—kg/m2; mean (SD)	21.07 (3.30)	21.40 (2.24)	0.747 a
Time from onset of stroke to assessment—day; mean (SD)	45.63 (18.91)	37.94 (19.09)	0.262 a
Type of stroke—ischemic/hemorrhagic; n	15/1	13/3	0.293 b
Side of hemiplegia—right/left; n	7/9	11/5	0.161 b
Modified Rankin Scale—mRS score 4 (moderately severe disability); n	16	16	-

^a t-test

^b Chi-squared test.