Research Article
The Effect of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy on Ground Reaction Forces during Straight Walking in Stroke Survivors
Table 1
Demographic information of participants.
| Characteristics | Stroke survivors with DPN () | Stroke survivors without DPN () | Healthy controls () | value | Median | Range | Median | Range | Median | Range |
| Age (years) | 58 | 50–65 | 54.5 | 41–65 | 50 | 41–61 | 0.051 | Weight (kg) | 70.5 | 60.9–103 | 72.1 | 64.4–88.65 | 67.35 | 50.5–82 | 0.223 | Height (cm) | 161.1 | 156–180 | 162.1 | 152.8–170 | 154.2 | 141.6–174 | | Hemiparesis side (left/right) | 5/5 | — | 5/5 | — | — | — | — | Duration of stroke (months) | 23.5 | 8–60 | 28.5 | 8–60 | — | — | 0.594 |
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DPN: diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Significant.
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