| | Characteristic | Lower limb exercise group () |
| | Demographics | | Age (yr),
mean (SD; range) | 66.7 (14.3; 31–91) | Time since stroke at enrolment (yr),
mean (SD; range) | 6.7 (6.7; 0.1–24.8) | Mini-Mental State
Examination score (0–30),
mean (SD; range) | 27 (3; 20–30) | | Gender, n males (%) | 38 (50) | | Side of hemiplegia, n right (%) | 34 (45) | | Recurrent falls, n (%) | 19 (25) | | Fear of falling, n (%) | 34 (45) |
| | Health conditions/symptoms | | | Visual impairment, n (%) | 61 (80) | | Hearing impairment, n (%) | 26 (34) | | Parkinson’s Disease, n (%) | 1 (1) | | PVD/Leg ulcers, n (%) | 4 (5) | | Diabetes, n (%) | 16 (21) | | Heart condition, n (%) | 26 (34) | | Hypertension, n (%) | 44 (58) | | Asthma/COPD, n (%) | 16 (21) | | Incontinence, n (%) | 20 (26) | | Epilepsy, n (%) | 14 (18) | | Osteoporosis, n (%) | 16 (21) | | Arthritis, n (%) | 34 (45) | | Hip fracture, n (%) | 5 (7) | | Vertigo/dizziness, n (%) | 29 (38) | | Pain, n (%) | 47 (62) |
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