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Table 1 Participant characteristics at baseline

From: Smoothness metric during reach-to-grasp after stroke: part 2. longitudinal association with motor impairment

Characteristics

Valuesa

Stroke patients (N = 40)

 

   Age (years)

58.6 ± 12.5

   Sex (male/female)

22/18

   Most affected body side (left/right)

25/15

   Hand dominance (left/right/forced right)

2/37/1

   Bamford classification (LACI/PACI/TACI)

29/9/2

   Time post stroke of the first clinical assessment (days)

7.3 ± 2.9

   Clinical scores at baseline (week 1 post stroke)

 

     FM-UE (0–66)

43.5 (29.3–54.5)

     FM-UEarm (0–52)

34 (21.0–44.0)

     NIHSS (42–0)

4.0 (2.0–5.0)

     ARAT (0–57)

25.0 (7.3–36.0)

     BI (0–20)

15.0 (11.0–17.0)

     EmNSA (0–40)

40.0 (34.8–40.0)

Healthy participants (N = 12)

 

   Age (years)

52.8 ± 5.9

  Sex (male/female)

7/5

  1. N, number of participants; LACI, lacunar anterior circular infarct; PACI, partial anterior circular infarct; TACI, total anterior circular infarct; FM-UE, Fugl-Meyer motor assessment of the upper extremity; FM-UEarm, FM-UE without hand function scores; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; ARAT, Action Research Arm Test; BI, Barthel Index; EmNSA, Erasmus MC modified Nottingham Sensory Assessment of the upper extremity
  2. aValues are number, mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range)