Nonparetic Knee Extensor Strength Is the Determinant of Exercise Capacity of Community-Dwelling Stroke Survivors

Table 1

Characteristics of participants ().

Age (years)	57.10 ± 12.14
Duration (years)	1.84 ± 1.86
Height (cm)	163.60 ± 10.69
Weight (kg)	68.93 ± 16.26
BMI (kg/m^2)	25.60 ± 4.21
Sex
Male	24 (68.6%)
Female	11 (31.4%)
Affected side
Left	19 (54.3%)
Right	16 (45.7%)
Stroke type
Infarctic	17 (48.6%)
Hemorrhagic	18 (51.4%)
Lesion location
Main trunk	8 (22.9%)
Basal ganglion	12 (34.3%)
Brain stem	2 (5.7%)
Cortex	6 (17.1%)
Others	7 (20.0%)
Aid device
Need	5 (14.3%)
No need	30 (85.7%)
Comorbidities
Hypertension	28 (80.0%)
Dyslipidemia	16 (45.7%)
Diabetes	10 (28.6%)
Heart disease	7 (10.0%)
Renal disease	3 (8.7%)
Medication
β-blocker	5 (14.3%)
Non-β-blocker	30 (85.7%)
Personal history
Regular exercise habit	17 (48.6%)
Smoking	2 (5.7%)
Brunnstrom stage	upper  lower
II	0  5
III	7  14
IV	24  10
V	4  6
ADL ()
FIM	87.64 ± 14.14
FIM-motor	55.95 ± 12.15
FIM-cognition	31.68 ± 5.09
Spasticity
Ashworth scale (low limb)	0.71 ± 0.75

ADL: activity of daily living, FIM: functional independent measurement FIM_motor: motor component of FIM, FIM_cognition: cognition component of FIM.