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Table 1 Group characteristics

From: Effects of dynamic body weight support on functional independence measures in acute ischemic stroke: a retrospective cohort study

 

DBWS

SOC

DBWS—SOC

 

Mean (SEM), (Range)

 

Mean (SEM), (p-value)

Age (years)

66.7 (2.8)

(45–89)

71.0 (2.4)

(48–90)

− 4.3 (3.7)

(0.244)a

LOS (days)

20.7 (1.0)

(12–31)

19.1 (0.9)

(10–28)

1.7 (1.4)

(0.231)a

Baseline Total FIM

45.7 (2.7)

(23–73)

42.5 (2.9)

(20–69)

3.3 (4.0)

(0.415)a

Baseline FIM Locomotion

2.6 (0.3)

3.0 (0.4)

–

(0.106)b

Baseline FIM Mobility

5.2 (0.5)

4.7 (0.5)

–

(0.308)b

  1. DBWS dynamic bodyweight support, SOC standard of care, LOS length of stay, FIM functional independence measure, SEM standard error of the mean
  2. aBetween groups comparison using two-sided, independent samples t-test
  3. bBetween groups comparison using Mann Whitney U test given non-normal distributions
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Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

ISSN: 1743-0003

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