Table 1 Characteristics of patients in each group

Age, years

59.6 (15.6)

61.6 (12.6)

.62

Days post stroke

50.9 (19.0)

48.6 (24.0)

.71

Days after baseline assessment

22.2 (7.3)

21.0 (9.7)

.77

ARAT (score out of 57)

28.8 (16.1)

23.2 (19.0)

.29

Box and Blocks (blocks per min.)

16.6 (14.4)

12.4 (14.0)

.31

FIM (score out of 126)

91.0 (21.3)

97.7 (21.5)

.28

n

n

Sex (male/female)

16/9

12/13

.73

Affected arm (left/right)

15/10

12/13

.57

Paresis (Moderate to mild/severe)

15/10

12/13

.57