Table 1: Baseline characteristics: mean and standard error (SEM).
| All subject N=23 | Group 1 N=11 | Group 2 N=12 | TEST | P |
Age+/- SEM | 64.09 +/- 2.87 | 63.18 +/- 5.17 | 64.92 +/- 3.04 | U | 0.9 |
Months post-CVA+/- SEM | 44.13+/- 4.83 | 37.82+/- 7.55 | 49.92 +/- 5.98 | U | 0.12 |
Sex M/F (n°) | 13/10 | 7/4 | 6/6 | chi-square | 0.51 |
Side of Lesion R/L (n°) | 13/10 | 7/4 | 6/6 | chi-square | 0.51 |
Etiology |
Ischemic (n°) | 11 | 5 | 6 | Chi-square | 0.68 |
Hemorragic (n°) | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Ischemic and Hemorragic (n°) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hand volumeter |
NP +/- SEM | 350.11 +/- 17.51 | 351.5+/- 28.29 | 348.8 +/- 22.53 | U | 0.74 |
P +/- SEM | 3396.64 +/- 18.6 | 404.3+/- 28.71 | 389.7 +/- 25.11 | U | 0.72 |
Goniometric measurement: |
Flex polso +/- SEM | 76.21 +/- 2.57 | 82.10 +/- 3.71 | 71.64 +/- 3.70 | U | 0.08 |
Est polso +/- SEM | 66.78 +/- 3.31 | 74 +/- 3.90 | 62.73 +/- 5.30 | U | 0.14 |
Flex MF +/- SEM | 88.69 +/- 2.53 | 97 +/- 3 | 84.09 +/- 3 | U | 0.02* |
Est MF +/- SEM | 24.78+/- 3.11 | 30.50 +/- 6.03 | 17.73 +/- 2.27 | U | 0.04* |
Flex IFP +/- SEM | 92.82+/- 2.39 | 99 +/- 3.14 | 91.36 +/- 2.25 | U | 0.12 |
Est IFP +/- SEM | 13.69+/- 2.78 | 16 +/- 4.70 | 8.18 +/- 2.72 | U | 0.23 |
Flex IF thumb +/- SEM | 68.48+/- 2.69 | 72 +/- 4.29 | 67.27 +/- 3.84 | U | 0.6 |
Est IF thumb +/- SEM | 22.39 +/- 4.11 | 28.50 +/- 7.46 | 15 +/- 4.62 | U | 0.17 |
Flex MF thumb +/- SEM | 30.91 +/- 1.73 | 32.90 +/- 2.13 | 30.91 +/- 2.79 | U | 0.56 |
Est MF thumb +/- SEM | 38.17+/- 3.10 | 39.20 +/- 4.05 | 40 +/- 5.10 | U | 0.88 |
Abd CM thumb +/- SEM | 28.43+/- 1.77 | 27.80 +/- 2.10 | 30 +/- 3.14 | U | 0.98 |
ULMI |
Pinch grasp +/- SEM | 3.69 +/- 1.58 | 4 +/- 2.24 | 3.42 +/- 2.31 | U | 0.76 |
ULMI +/- SEM | 13.61 +/- 4.79 | 17.09 +/- 7.4 | 10.42+/- 6.37 | U | 0.51 |
Tardieu scale |
Flex wrist +/- SEM | 0.09+/-0.06 | 0.09 +/-0.09 | 0.25 +/-0.18 | U | 0.75 |
Est wrist +/- SEM | 0.71+/-0.18 | 0.91 +/-0.25 | 0.58+/-0.23 | U | 0.37 |
Flex fingers +/- SEM | 0.048+/-0.048 | 0.18 +/-0.12 | 0.08+/-0.08 | U | 0.71 |
Est fingers | 0.52+/-0.16 | 0.73 +/-0.27 | 0.42+/-0.19 | U | 0.49 |
Interossei muscles | 0+/-0 | 0 +/-0 | 0+/-0 | U | 1 |
Length muscles test |
Deep fingers flexor | 0.35+/-010 | 0.27+/-0.14 | 0.42+/-0.15 | chi_square | 0.47 |
Interossei muscles | 0.09+/-0.06 | 0.18+/-0.12 | 0+/-0 | chi_square | 0.12 |