Validity and Reliability of the Thai Version of the Gait Assessment and Intervention Tool (G.A.I.T.)
Table 1
Patient demographic data ().
Variable
Value
Sex, male/female, (%)
43 (63.2)/25 (36.8)
Age in y
60.2 (14.1)
Height in cm
161.6 (9.2)
Weight in kg
63.1 (12.3)
BMI in kg/m2
24.3 (3.7)
Cerebral infarction/cerebral haemorrhage, (%)
53 (77.9)/15 (22.1)
Side of hemiparesis, left/right, (%)
44 (64.7)/24 (35.3)
Time since stroke in months, median (IQR)
90 (490)
Comorbidity, (%)
(i) Diabetes mellitus (ii) Hypertension (iii) Dyslipidemia
21 (30.9) 39 (57.4) 37 (54.4)
NIHSS, median (IQR)
5 (5.0)
Lower extremity Motricity Index
61.0 (26.3)
Gait aid used, (%)
(i) No gait aids (ii) Single cane (iii) Tripod cane (iv) Personal assistance
23 (33.8) 5 (7.4) 30 (44.1) 10 (14.7)
FAC, (%)
(i) 2 (ii) 3 (iii) 4 (iv) 5
3 (4.4) 7 (10.3) 35 (51.5) 23 (33.8)
Comfortable gait speed (m/s), median (IQR)
0.28 (0.29)
Fast gait speed (m/s), median (IQR)
0.39 (0.45)
G.A.I.T. total score
17.7 (10.0)
Values are mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated. Abbreviations: n: number; SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; BMI: body mass index; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; FAC: Functional Ambulation Category.