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Table 2 Characteristics of the groups of participants

From: System identification: a feasible, reliable and valid way to quantify upper limb motor impairments

 

Healthy Controls

(n = 45)

Patients (n = 49)

Stroke

(n = 29)

CP

(n = 20)

Gender (M/F)

15/30

23/6

9/11

Age (yrs)

51 (16)

64 (10)

40 (14)

Time post-stroke (months)

–

70 (35)

-

MACS level, median (range)

–

–

II (I-V)

GMFCS level, median (IQR)

–

–

II (I-V)

UE-FM scale, median (IQR) *

–

20 (12–24)

–

Partial TASC, median (IQR)

–

–

8 (5–8)

Modified Tardieu scale, quality of muscle reaction, median (range)

–

0 (0–5)

0 (0–5)

  1. n number of subjects. CP Cerebral Palsy, SD standard deviation, MACS Manual Ability Classification System, GMFCS Gross Motor Function Classification System, IQR interquartile range, Q quality of muscle reaction (scale 0–5); MTS: Modified Tardieu Scale, UE-FM Upper Extremity—Fugl-Meyer assessment, TASC Test of Arm Selective Control; * Missing values for 20 subjects