Research Article

Effect of Kinesio Taping on the Walking Ability of Patients with Foot Drop after Stroke

Table 1

General characteristics of subjects.

ParametersEG (n=30)CG (n=30)Χ2/tP-value

Gender18/12 (60.00%/40.00%)20/10 (66.67%/33.33%)0.2870.592
 Male/Female (%)
Age, years53.63 ± 9.0851.89 ± 8.480.7650.447
BMI, kg/24.23 ± 3.0823.97 ± 2.500.3530.725
Course of Disease, Months7.79 ± 2.107.91 ± 2.650.2000.842
Involved side21/9 (70.00%/30.00%)14/16 (46.67%/53.33%)3.3600.067
 Left/Right(%)
Types of Stroke15/15 (50.00%/50.00%)11/19 (36.67%/63.33%)1.0860.297
 Cerebral hemorrhage/Cerebral infraction(%)

Data are expressed as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation. EG, experimental group; CG, control group.