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Table 1 Subjects characteristics

From: The hip joint mobilization with movement technique improves muscle activity, postural stability, functional and dynamic balance in hemiplegia secondary to chronic stroke: a blinded randomized controlled trial

Variables

Group

PV

Experimental group

(n = 10)

Control group

(n = 10)

Sex

   

 Male

 Female

6

4

7

3

0.18†

Side of hemiplegia

   

 Left

 Right

4

6

3

7

0.65†

Type of stroke (n)

   

 Hemorrhagic

 Ischemic

4

6

4

6

0.37†

Age (years)

55.60 ± 7.18

56.10 ± 9.19

0.89§

Height (cm)

167 ± 12.18

165 ± 12.12

0.71§

Weight (kg)

74.97 ± 14.97

81.26 ± 15.29

0.36§

Time since stroke (months)

10.30 ± 3.62

12.87 ± 4.32

0.28§

Pre TUG

52.72 ± 46.16

51.93 ± 43.14

0.94‡

Pre BBS

41.50 ± 4.03

41 ± 2.78

0.54‡

Overall-static

2.25 ± 1.75

2.17 ± 1.95

0.59‡

Overall-dynamic

1.95 ± 1.24

2.09 ± 1.44

0.76‡

AP static

1.37 ± 1.02

1.52 ± 1.42

0.70‡

AP dynamic

1.15 ± 0.51

1.01 ± 1.13

0.09‡

ML static

1.57 ± 1.34

1.32 ± 1.28

0.62‡

ML dynamic

1.31 ± 0.84

1.65 ± 1.02

0.51‡

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or frequency.
  2. Abbreviation: BBS, berg balance scale; TUG, time up and go test; AP, Antroposterior; ML, Medio lateral.
  3. § Independent student t test.
  4. † Chi- squared test.
  5. ‡ Mann-Whitney U-test.