Table 1 Participants’ demographic and clinical characteristics.

From: Ankle stiffness asymmetry is associated with balance function in individuals with chronic stroke

ID

Age (years)

BMI (kg/m2)

Sex (M/F)

Time since stroke (mon)

Paretic side

Berg Balance Score

BBS No. 11 turning 360°

Modified Ashworth Scale

Functional ambulation category

Weight shift during quiet standing

Ankle stiffness symmetry ratio

ML

D/PF

I/E

S1

76

22.5

M

146.5

R

49

2

1

6

0.86

1.53

0.66

S2

68

23.1

F

109.4

R

43

2

0

6

0.74

2.08

1.54

S3

65

23.7

F

94.9

R

39

2

0

6

0.72

3.20

0.36

S4

52

26.4

M

207.4

L

53

2

0

6

0.76

1.73

0.68

S5

74

24.1

M

91.0

R

49

2

0

6

1.57

3.71

3.70

S6

78

27.7

F

105.2

L

45

2

0

6

1.13

1.05

0.06

S7

52

26.0

M

52.8

L

52

4

1

6

0.62

1.10

0.08

S8

73

24.5

M

48.1

L

41

2

0

6

1.16

2.03

0.58

S9

68

26.5

M

145.7

L

41

2

1

5

1.42

4.25

1.87

S10

74

26.3

M

42.4

R

49

2

0

6

1.10

0.82

1.03

S11

56

25.0

F

101.8

L

51

4

1

6

1.26

–

–

S12

61

24.1

M

36.6

L

52

2

0

6

1.26

1.16

1.18

S13

59

24.2

M

277.4

L

50

3

1

6

0.65

1.63

0.74

S14

54

30.4

F

142.6

L

51

4

1

6

0.70

1.99

1.01

S15

63

28.0

F

195.5

L

43

2

1

5

0.69

2.41

0.52

Mean

64.9

25.5

–

119.82

–

47.2

2.47

0.47

5.82

0.97

2.05

1.00

SD

8.98

2.12

–

68.02

–

4.71

0.83

0.52

0.35

0.31

1.03

0.93

Z

0.584

0.584

–

0.623

–

0.964

1.725 (0.005)

 

0.849

0.756

0.779

Healthy controls (N = 15)

     

Ankle stiffness symmetry ratio

Mean

62.9

22.2

9F: 6 M

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1.031

1.046

SD

2.5

1.15

 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.106

0.205

  1. D/PF dorsi-/plantar flexion, I/E inversion/eversion, ML mediolateral direction.
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