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Table 1 Demographic and clinical parameters of the study groups (Means ± SEM)

From: Markedly impaired bilateral coordination of gait in post-stroke patients: Is this deficit distinct from asymmetry? A cohort study

Parameter

Stroke patients

Control subjects

P Value*

Demographic

Age (years)

55.1 ± 1.8

56.2 ± 2.2

0.728

Gender (M/F)

6/6

5/7

0.999

Clinical

Time since stroke (months)

6.9 ± 2.4

NA

 

Side of paresis (left/right)

4/8

NA

 

Brunnstrom Fugl-Meyer Assessment Scale **

4.9 ± 1.1 out 6

NA

 

Modified Ashworth scale**

0.9 ± 1.0 out 4

NA

 

Motricity Index for paresis **

82.6 ± 6.9 out 100

NA

 

Berg Balance Test

53.4 ± 1.7 out 56

NA

 

Sensory assessment paretic ankle: (intact/disturbed)

5/7

NA

 

Achilles tendon reflex: (intact/disturbed)

7/5

NA

 
  1. * Mann-Whitney U Test; ** severity of stroke symptoms as observed in the hemiplegic leg; SEM- Standard Error of the mean; M- Male; F- female.