Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
Group A (n = 17) mean ± SD | Group B (n = 18) mean ± SD | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 65.1 ± 12.9 | 63.0 ± 12.9 | 0.631 |
Height (cm) | 162.2 ± 8.8 | 166.3 ± 10.0 | 0.204 |
Weight (kg) | 62.2 ± 10.1 | 66.5 ± 14.0 | 0.302 |
Lower limb length (cm) | 77.3 ± 5.5 | 79.2 ± 6.0 | 0.327 |
Brunnstrom Recovery Stage # | III-VI | IV-VI | 0.916 |
FIM score on day 0 | 74.8 ± 12.6 | 75.6 ± 10.2 | 0.829 |
BBS on day 0 | 52.1 ± 4.3 | 49.1 ± 6.8 | 0.071 |