Does the Motor Level of the Paretic Extremities Affect Balance in Poststroke Subjects?

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the participants.

Characteristics	Number (%)/mean ± SD
Number of participants (44)
Male/female	34 (77%)/10 (23%)
Age (in years)	48.82 ± 12.04
Poststroke duration (in months)	19.73 ± 12.21
Side of involvement (right/left)	26 (59%)/18 (41%)
Handedness (right/left)	41 (93%)/03 (07%)
Type of stroke
Ischemic/hemorrhagic	28 (64%)/16 (36%)
Area of involvement
Frontoparietal	12 (27%)
Basal ganglia	04 (09%)
Thalamus	06 (14%)
Internal capsule	02 (4.5%)
Multiple	20 (45.5%)
Risk factor
Hypertensive	32 (77%)
Hereditary	15 (34%)
Smoking	12 (27%)
Alcoholic	17 (39%)
Diabetic	08 (18%)
Obesity	07 (16%)

SD: standard deviation.