Change of Muscle Architecture following Body Weight Support Treadmill Training for Persons after Subacute Stroke: Evidence from Ultrasonography

Table 1

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients.

Characteristics	BWSTT (𝑛=8)	Control (𝑛=7)	𝑃 value*
Age (years)	61.63 (8.43)	59.29 (9.11)	0.821
Female	3 (37.5%)	3 (42.86%)	1.00
Height (cm)	165.88 (6.81)	165.71 (7.54)	0.612
Bodyweight (Kg)	60.75 (4.43)	61.14 (5.46)	0.472
Ischemic stroke	2 (25.0%)	2 (28.57)	1.00
Affected side at left	4 (50.0%)	5 (71.43%)	0.608
Days after stroke	45.25 (17.60)	58.71 (19.52)	0.644
FMA-LE	23.13 (4.29)	22.0 (4.51)	0.375
MAS	1.69 (0.26)	1.64 (0.24)	0.738

Data are presented as mean (SD) or 𝑛 (%); BWSTT: body weight support treadmill training; FMA-LE: Fugl-Meyer assessment of lower limb; MAS: Modified Ashworth Scale.
*Based on the independent 𝑡-test or Fisher’s exact test.