Table 2 Baseline demographic characteristics for the 2 groups

Age, mean ± SD (years)

60.9 ± 8.7

60.1 ± 8.6

T = 0.782

0.435^b

Sex (male, %)

83 (69.2%)

99 (79.8%)

χ² = 3.665

0.056^a

Education (years)

9.6 ± 3.9

9.6 ± 3.8

Z = −0.226

0.821^c

Duration of disease (month)

14.5 ± 18.1

14.3 ± 22.1

Z = −0.046

0.963^c

Type of stroke (Ischemic, %)

89 (74.2%)

86 (69.4%)

χ² = 0.696

0.404^a

Hemiplegia side

χ² = 5.124

0.163^a

 Left, %

67 (55.9%)

64 (51.6%)

 Right,%

36 (30.0%)

51 (41.1%)

 Bilateral,%

3 (2.5%)

2 (1.6%)

 No hemiplegia,%

14 (11.6%)

7 (5.7%)

Handedness (L, %)

119 (99.2%)

122 (98.4%)

χ² = 0.305

0.581^a

MMSE(score range: 0–30)

27.2 ± 1.6

27.3 ± 1.6

Z = −0.599

0.549^c

BBS(score range: 0–56)

33.5 ± 13.7

32.81 ± 12.0

Z = −0.686

0.493^c

 healthy side

12.7 ± 20.5

8.2 ± 12.7

Z = −1.566

0.117^c

 affected side

3.0 ± 6.1

2.6 ± 4.8

Z = −0.878

0.380^c

FMA(score range: 0–100)

53.6 ± 25.3

47.0 ± 24.0

T = 2.082

0.038^b

TUGT (s)

55.1 ± 73.9

42.0 ± 28.0

Z = −1.576

0.115^c

MBI(score range: 0–100)

76.0 ± 20.7

71.0 ± 19.1

Z = −2.320

0.020^c

MEFS(score rang:1–140)

77. 5 ± 35.6

58.7 ± 34.8

Z = 4.185

<0.001^c

 PCS(score range: 0–400)

158.4 ± 77.3

152.0 ± 80.6

Z = −0.716

0.474^c

 MCS(score range: 0–400)

167.3 ± 91.3

177.9 ± 77.0

T = −0.977

0.330^b

BDI(score range:0–63)

18.3 ± 11.8

14.4 ± 10.2

T = 2.847

0.005^b