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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the participants

From: Translation of robot-assisted rehabilitation to clinical service: a comparison of the rehabilitation effectiveness of EMG-driven robot hand assisted upper limb training in practical clinical service and in clinical trial with laboratory configuration for chronic stroke

Characteristics

Clinic group (n = 16)

Lab group (n = 16)

P value

Age in years (mean ± SD)a

53.50 ± 13.08

53.06 ± 10.27

0.917

Gender (male/female)b

8/8

12/4

0.273

Stroke side (right/left)b

9/7

10/6

1.000

Type of stroke (ischemic/hemorrhagic)b

10/6

10/6

1.000

Employment (working/not working)b

4/12

0/16

0.101

Times since stroke in years (mean ± SD)a

3.16 ± 1.85

5.53 ± 4.30

0.052

Training sessions per week (mean ± SD)a

2.25 ± 0.58

4.00 ± 0.00

0.000***

  1. Difference with statistical significance is marked with ‘*’ (P < 0.05, independent t-test). Significant levels are indicated as, 1 asterisk for < 0.05, 2 asterisks for ≤ 0.01, and 3 asterisks for ≤ 0.001
  2. aTest for independent samples
  3. bFisher’s exact test