Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants
Measures (units) | n (%) | |
Sum | 50 (100) | |
Gender | ||
Female | 16 (32) | |
Male | 34 (68) | |
M (SD) [95%CI] | ||
Age (years) | 64.58 (13.34) [60.79;68.37] | |
n (%) | ||
Number of strokes | ||
One | 37 (74) | |
Two | 11 (22) | |
Three | 2 (4) | |
M (SD) [95%CI] | ||
Time since stroke (weeks) | 24.82 (104.81) [−4.97;54.61] | |
n (%) | ||
Stage | ||
Acute | 0 (0) | |
Subacute | 28 (56) | |
Chronic | 22 (44) | |
Walking aids | ||
None | 31 (62) | |
Walking stick | 6 (12) | |
Walker | 13 (26) | |
MIs (units) | M (SD) [95%CI] | Md (IQR) [Range] |
NIHSS (0–42 points) | 2.58 (2.09) [1.99;3.17] | 2.00 (1.00;4.00) [0.00–7.00] |
Mini-BESTest (0–28 points) | 17.24 (6.71) [15.33;19.15] | 17.50 (11.50;23.00) [5.00–28.00] |
BBS (0–56 points) | 44.78 (11.45) [41.53;48.03] | 48.50 (39.00;54.75) [13.00–56.00] |
TUG (seconds) | 17.70 (8.73) [15.22;20.18] | 16.44 (10.25;23.82) [6.25–40.08] |