Clinical Study
SenseWear Armband and Stroke: Validity of Energy Expenditure and Step Count Measurement during Walking
Table 1
Participant characteristics.
| Age (years) | 64.2 (10.4) | Gender, male/ female | 7/5 | Body mass index | 29.4 (4.6) | Time after stroke (years) | 6.6 (4.3) | Gait speed (m/sec) | 0.67 (0.25) | Range | 0.29–1.10 | Berg balance scale (out of 56) | 40.7 (12.5) | CMSA Arm score (out of 7) | 3.5 (2.1) | Range | 1–7 | Number who scored 1–3 | 7 | CMSA Leg score (out of 7) | 4.4 (1.2) | Range | 2–6 | Number who scored 1–3 | 3 | Use of walking aid | | No aids, | 2 | Cane, | 10 | Use of lower extremity orthosis | | Yes, | 8 | No, | 4 |
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Data are expressed at mean (SD); : number; CMSA refers to Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment. Baseline gait speed reported is from 10 m walk test.
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