International Scholarly Research Notices / 2013 / Article / Tab 2 / Clinical Study
Gait Performance and Lower-Limb Muscle Strength Improved in Both Upper-Limb and Lower-Limb Isokinetic Training Programs in Individuals with Chronic Stroke Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the experimental (lower-limb training) and control (upper-limb training) groups at pretraining.
Characteristics Experimental group (
) Control group (
) Mean (SD)
(%)Mean (SD)
(%)Age (yr) 58.5 (14.9) 54.7 (14.6) Body mass (kg) 78.3 (11.3) 72.5 (13.4) Height (cm) 170.6 (7.3) 166.5 (9.5) Time since stroke (months) 56.9 (43.8) 85.5 (111.9) 5-meter walk test: self-selected speed (m/s) 0.65 (0.24) 0.79 (0.29) 5-meter walk test: maximal speed (m/s) 0.98 (0.38) 1.10 (0.50) Chedoke McMaster Stroke Assessment (/7) Leg 4.3 (1.2) 4.5 (1.4) Foot 3.5 (1.1) 3.9 (1.8) Action Research Arm Test (/57) 28.3 (25.2) 29.9 (24.9) Balance Scale (/56) 49.8 (5.3) 49.5 (5.8) Spasticity Index (/16) 7.4 (3.3) 6.7 (2.9) Human Activity Profile (adjusted score/94) 51.4 (14.3) 58.3 (16.5) SF-36 (%) Physical functioning 52.3 (24.9) 56.7 (23.2) Mental status 71.2 (16.4) 68.8 (23.4) Involved side Left 9 (60) 9 (60) Right 6 (40) 6 (40) Gender Female 6 (40) 6 (40) Male 9 (60) 9 (60) Ankle support 4 (26.6) 5 (33.3) Hypoesthesia of the affected foot 2 (13.3) 2 (13.3)