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Table 1 Participant Characteristicsa

From: The added value of kinematic evaluation of the timed finger-to-nose test in persons post-stroke

Characteristic

Stroke group (n = 33)

Control group (n = 41)

Sex (male/female), n

21/12

22/19

Age, years

68 (10)

66 (12)

Body Mass Index, kg/m2

27.5 (3.3)

24.8 (2.2)b

Grip strength, kg (aff/non-dom)

24.8 (10.7)

35.2 (9.2)b

Grip strength, kg (non-aff/dom)

33.8 (9.3)

36.6 (9.6)

Handedness (right/left), n

32/1

39/2

Time since stroke, months

24 (19)

N/A

Side of paresis (right/left), n

13/20

N/A

Etiology (infarct/hemorrhage), n

28/5

N/A

FMA UE (0–66)

52 (9)

N/A

Impaired proprioception (subscale FMA-UE), yes/no

3/30

N/A

Spasticity in the affected arm, yes/no

11/22

N/A

  1. aMeasurements are reported as mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise reported. FMA UE upper extremity part of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (maximal score 66), aff affected arm (stroke), non-dom non-dominant arm (control), N/A not applicable. bSignificant difference