Table 1 Comparison of baseline data among the four groups of subjects

Gender, n

Male

11

13

12

13

0.238^a

1.000

Female

7

5

6

5

Age, yr

65.17 ± 3.26

58.50 ± 3.75

62.44 ± 2.76

61.06 ± 3.08

0.74^b

0.532

BMI, kg/m2

23.88 ± 3.34

25.56 ± 2.93

23.36 ± 3.36

24.53 ± 3.26

1.333^b

0.273

Affected hemisphere, n

left

5

7

9

11

0.213^c

1.000

right

13

11

9

7

Duration of stroke, day, median [IQR]

29.5(15.3–95.8)

31.0(24.5–74.5)

38.5(12.5–99.3)

22.5(16.5–22.5)

1.569^c

0.666

Education level, yr, median [IQR]

9(6–16)

12(8.3–15)

9(9–15)

12(9–15)

0.511^c

0.916

SAS

28.89 ± 1.16

29.94 ± 1.39

29.33 ± 1.43

27.39 ± 1.19

0.732^b

0.563

SDS

29.28 ± 1.42

31.89 ± 1.24

31.39 ± 1.29

31.17 ± 1.04

0.824^b

0.485