Effects of Video-Game Based Therapy on Balance, Postural Control, Functionality, and Quality of Life of Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample.

Variable (N = 48)	K-S^†	Control (n = 25), mean ± SD	Experimental (n = 23), mean ± SD
Age (years)		65.68 ± 10.39	60.35 ± 9.84	0.11
Gender (male/female)		11/14	12/11	0.58
Type of stroke (hemorrhagic/ischemic)		10/15	6/17	0.31
Side of the body affected (right/left)		10/15	3/20	0.03
Time of evolution of the stroke (days)	0.20	54.52 ± 18.74	50.91 ± 18.44	0.50
NIHSS^‡	0.20	14.28 ± 4.13	13.17 ± 3.47	0.32
MOCA test	0.16	18.12 ± 3.74	22.26 ± 4.11	0.01
Prior use of Xbox + Kinect technology (yes/no)		17/8	16/7	0.90

^†K-S: Kolmogorov–Smirnov. ^‡NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale. Note: .