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

Table 3

Relation between the motor recovery and balance measures.

	BBS	PASS-C	PASS-M	PASS-T	FRT
BRS-A	𝜌 = 0.60; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.64; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.55; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.63; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.59; (P < 0.001)
BRS-H	𝜌 = 0.55; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.50; (P = 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.50; (P = 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.52; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.55; (P < 0.001)
BRS-LE	𝜌 = 0.54; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.51; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.55; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.57; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.48; (P = 0.001)
FMA-UE	𝜌 = 0.59; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.56; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.54; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.60; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.38; (P = 0.01)
FMA-UA	𝜌 = 0.63; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.59; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.58; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.62; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.50; (P = 0.002)
FMA-WH	𝜌 = 0.50; P = 0.001	𝜌 = 0.50; P = 0.001	𝜌 = 0.43; P < 0.003	𝜌 = 0.50; (P < 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.30; P < 0.04
FMA-LE	𝜌 = 0.50; (P = 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.41; (P = 0.006)	𝜌 = 0.50; (P = 0.001)	𝜌 = 0.50; (P = 0.001)	NS

BRS: Brunnstrom recovery stages, A: arm, H: hand, FMA: Fugl-Meyer Assessment, UA: upper arm, WH: wrist and hand, UE: upper extremity, PASS: Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients, C: change in posture, M: maintenance of posture, FRT: Functional Reach Test, BBS: Berg Balance Scale, 𝜌: Spearman test, and NS: not significant.