Table 2 Characteristics of the participants

Demographics and anthropometrics

Age, mn ± SD

58.5 ± 8.7

61.1 ± 10.1

1.148

0.258

0.139

Men/women, %

75/25

54.5/45.5

3.176

0.075

BMI, mn ± SD

29.01 ± 5.53

25.17 ± 3.71

3.353

0.001

0.377

Clinical characteristics

Cognitive status – MOCA, mn ± SD

22.81 ± 3.53

26.21 ± 2.60

4.534

< 0.001

0.485

Disability-mRS, md (IQR)

2 (1–2)

0 (0–0)

49.500

< 0.001

Ambulation ability- FACHS, md (IQR)

4 (3–4)

5 (5–5)

115.500

< 0.001

TUG Time (s)

11.6 (9.6–14.7)

7.7 (6.7–8.3)

141

< 0.001

0.655

Walking speed- 10MWT (m/s), mn ± SD

0.95 ± 0.32

1.37 ± 0.15

7.012

< 0.001

0.257

Sit-to-stand ability − 5xSTS (s), md (IQR)

13.98 (12.53–18.29)

11.28 (9.46–12.84)

212.5

< 0.001

0.551

Stroke Characteristics

More than 1 stroke, %

16.6

Left hemiparesis, %

58.33

Poststroke duration (in months), mn ± SD

68.8 ± 47.5

Muscle spasticity paretic calf- MAS, %

0

41.67

1

11.11

1+

27.78

2

11.11

3

5.56

4

2.78