Table 1 Participant Characteristics

From: Effects of virtual reality-based rehabilitation on distal upper extremity function and health-related quality of life: a single-blinded, randomized controlled trial

	SG group (n = 24)	CON group (n = 22)	P-value
Demographics
Age, years	57.2 ± 10.3	59.8 ± 13.0	0.373^a
Gender, male	19 (79.2)	17 (77.3)	0.578^b
Dominant hand, right	23 (95.8)	22 (100)	0.522^b
Stroke characteristics
Time from stroke, months	13.6 ± 13.4	15.0 ± 14.6	0.809^a
Affected arm, right	9 (37.5)	11 (50.0)	0.590^b
Ischemia	15 (62.5)	14 (63.6)	0.590^b
Clinical characteristics
MRC scale shoulder flexor	3.2 ± 0.7	3.3 ± 0.7	0.738^a
MRC scale shoulder extensor	3.3 ± 0.6	3.4 ± 0.6	0.703^a
MRC scale elbow flexor	3.6 ± 0.6	3.8 ± 0.6	0.472^a
MRC scale elbow extensor	3.5 ± 0.6	3.7 ± 0.6	0.228^a
MRC scale wrist flexor	3.4 ± 0.6	3.6 ± 0.7	0.490^a
MRC scale wrist extensor	3.4 ± 0.7	3.5 ± 0.8	0.719^a
FM-total score	53.4 ± 8.7	48.2 ± 12.3	0.169^a

Abbreviations: SG Smart Glove, CON conventional intervention, MRC medical research council, FM Fugl–Meyer assessment
Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%). There were no significant differences between groups at baseline for the characteristics
^aMann–Whitney U test
^bFisher’s exact test

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