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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study subjects (target and control group)

From: Functional principal component analysis as a new methodology for the analysis of the impact of two rehabilitation protocols in functional recovery after stroke

Patients’ characteristics

Target group (n = 5)

Control group (n = 8)

Baseline comparison (P value)

Age, mean (SD)

70 (7.8)

74.3 (9.4)

0.408

Gender, women, N (%)

2 (40)

5 (62.5)

0.413

Hemorrhages, N (%)

0 (0)

2 (25)

0.359

Affected side, right, N (%)

3 (60)

3 (37.5)

0.413

Functional state, mean (SD)

Barthel Index

13 (10.95)

11.43 (13.13)

0.648

Berg Balance Scale

2.6 (0.89)

6.25 (5)

0.064

CNS

7 (1.15)

7.57 (1.33)

0.565

TCT

46.6 (10.06)

44.63 (20.77)

0.848

FAC

0.2 (0.44)

0.13 (0.35)

0.726

  1. CNS, Canadian Neurological Scale; FAC, Massachusetts General Hospital Functional Ambulation Classification; TCT, Trunk Control Test.
  2. Statistically significant at p < 0.05.