Table 1 Characteristics of participants
Stroke participants (n = 101) | Healthy participants (n = 50) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (y), mean + SD | 63.82 ± 6.40 | 61.78 ± 7.41 |
Sex, n (%) | ||
Women | 43 (42.6) | 35 (70.0) |
Men | 58 (57.4) | 15 (30.0) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean + SD | 24.13 ± 3.02 | 22.43 ± 3.19 |
Education level, n (%) | ||
Primary or below | 23 (22.8) | 9 (18.0) |
Secondary | 64 (63.4) | 33 (66.0) |
College or above | 14 (13.8) | 8 (16.0) |
Marital status, n (%) | ||
Single | 9 (8.9) | 4 (8.0) |
Married | 76 (75.2) | 45 (90.0) |
Divorced/separated | 9 (8.9) | 1 (2.0) |
Widowed/widowered | 7 (6.9) | 0 |
Living arrangement, n (%) | ||
Alone | 10 (9.9) | 4 (8.0) |
With others | 91 (90.1) | 46 (92.0) |
Type of stroke, n (%) | ||
Ischemia | 69 (68.3) | |
Haemorrhage | 32 (31.7) | |
Years since stroke (y), mean + SD | 6.74 ± 4.42 | |
Hemiplegic side, n (%) | ||
Left | 46 (45.5) | |
Right | 55 (54.5) | |
FMA-LE,, mean + SD | 26.12 ± 4.46 | |
TUG, mean + SD | 17.64 ± 14.23 | |
CIM-C, mean + SD | 40.38 ± 7.05 | |
PCS, mean + SD | 39.25 ± 9.09 | |
MCS, mean + SD | 48.62 ± 10.64 | |