Clinical Study

Mood and Balance are Associated with Free-Living Physical Activity of People after Stroke Residing in the community

Table 2

Univariate analysis of the correlation between characteristics and free-living physical activity using Pearson’s correlation coefficient .

CharacteristicFree-living physical activity
Time on feetActivity counts

Personal factors
 Age−0.18 (0.26)−0.26 (0.09)
 Gender0.10 (0.52)0.17 (0.28)
 Side of hemiplegia0.12 (0.45)0.00 (0.99)
 Time since stroke0.00 (0.99)−0.03 (0.85)
 BMI−0.29 (0.06)−0.12 (0.45)
 Living with spouse0.00 (0.98)0.12 (0.44)
Impairments
 Sensory-motor impairments
  Strength0.18 (0.25)0.03 (0.85)
  Contracture−0.28 (0.07)−0.27 (0.09)
  Spasticity−0.15 (0.33)−0.21 (0.18)
  Dexterity0.10 (0.52)0.15 (0.33)
  Proprioception0.07 (0.68)−0.02 (0.89)
  Balance0.42 (<0.01)0.54 (<0.001)
 Non-sensory-motor impairments
  Mood0.43 (<0.01)0.52 (<0.001)
  Confidence−0.03 (0.84)0.09 (0.57)
  Perception−0.13 (0.42)−0.26 (0.10)
  Cognition0.18 (0.25)0.03 (0.85)
  Language0.11 (0.50)−0.04 (0.80)