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Table 3 Participant baseline characteristics

From: Walking and balance outcomes for stroke survivors: a randomized clinical trial comparing body-weight-supported treadmill training with versus without challenging mobility skills

Participant Characteristic

HF (n = 15)

HF + C (n = 14)

p value

Age (years), mean (SD)

60.3 (12.8)

48.9 (14.4)

0.03*

Gender, # males

7

8

0.57

Time since stroke (months), mean (SD)

47.7 (64.7)

52 (71.4)

0.87

Side of hemiparesis, # Left

9

11

0.28

Fugl-Meyer, mean (SD)

18.9 (5.1)

18.9 (6.5)

0.99

ABC (%), mean (SD)

56 (30)

73 (15)

0.09

GDS, mean (SD)

8.4 (6.7)

3.9 (3.5)

0.03*

DGI, mean (SD)

13.7 (6.0)

16.6 (4.5)

0.16

SIS mobility, mean (SD)

35.8 (8.5)

39.8 (4.4)

0.13

SIS ADL, mean (SD)

36.9 (10.3)

40.3 (6.2)

0.30

SIS participation, mean (SD)

28.8 (8.0)

30.4 (5.1)

0.52

CWS, mean (SD)

0.53 (0.38)

0.52 (0.32)

0.95

FWS, mean (SD)

0.71 (0.46)

0.77 (0.51)

0.76

6-min distance, mean (SD)

182.2 (131.9)

193.9 (113.7)

0.80

BBS, mean (SD)

42.5 (10.7)

45.9 (9.3)

0.37

  1. *p ≤ 0.05
  2. ABC Activities Specific Balance, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, DGI Dynamic Gait Index, SIS Stroke Impact Scale, CWS Comfortable Walk Speed, FWS Fast Walk Speed, BBS Berg Balance Scale