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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Effects of a soft robotic exosuit on the quality and speed of overground walking depends on walking ability after stroke

  

Paretic side

Sex

Age

(y)

Chronicity

(y)

Type of stroke

Weight

(kg)

Height

(m)

Assistive device

in session

FAC

(0–5)

MAS

(0–4)

Baseline speed (m/s)

Full ambulators

1

R

M

33

4.0

Hemorrhagic

86

1.81

None

5

0

0.97

2

L

M

53

5.4

Ischemic

79

1.84

Arm sling

5

0

1.07

3

R

F

32

10.3

Hemorrhagic

56

1.61

Lateral support

5

1+

1.03

4

L

F

62

6.5

Ischemic

69

1.70

None

5

0

1.28

5

R

F

48

6.5

Hemorrhagic

60

1.63

None

5

0

1.51

6

R

F

56

8.8

Hemorrhagic

54

1.63

None

5

0

0.96

7

L

M

59

9.0

Hemorrhagic

74

1.78

None

5

1

1.02

8

L

M

46

12.7

Ischemic

81

1.75

None

5

0

0.96

9

L

M

35

13.4

Ischemic

71

1.78

None

5

0

1.00

Limited ambulators

10

R

M

54

2.4

Hemorrhagic

81

1.76

Arm sling

4

0

0.53

11

L

F

57

9.3

Ischemic

53

1.63

Cane & lateral support

4

0

0.45

12

L

M

76

6.2

Hemorrhagic

99

1.82

None

5

0

0.88

13

L

M

44

9.0

Ischemic

99

1.81

Cane & lateral support

4

1

0.70

14

R

F

55

9.0

Hemorrhagic

114

1.65

Cane & lateral support

4

2

0.43

15

L

F

49

4.3

Ischemic

43

1.60

None

5

1+

0.73

16

L

M

62

4.3

Ischemic

65

1.75

Cane

5

1+

0.56

17

L

M

57

3.5

Ischemic

111

1.69

Cane

5

0

0.69

18

L

F

60

28.1

Ischemic

76

1.69

Cane & lateral support

4

1

0.67

19

R

F

64

5.0

Ischemic

89

1.63

Cane & lateral support

4

2

0.34

  1. FAC = functional ambulation category (score 0–5) rating overall gait function independence; MAS = modified Ashworth scale (score 0–4) describing muscle tone in the main plantarflexor muscles on the paretic ankle; baseline speed = baseline walking speed at the session