Clinical Study
Cardiovascular Responses Associated with Daily Walking in Subacute Stroke
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients.
| Participant | Gender | Age (years) | Time after stroke (days) | CMSA | BBS (score) | Resting HR (beats/min) | Gait speed (m/s) | Cadence (steps/min) | Temporal symmetry (ratio) | | | | | Leg | Foot | | | | | |
| A* | M | 59 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 64 | 0.54 | 72.8 | 1.26 | B* | F | 31 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 72 | 0.28 | 67.2 | 1.15 | C* | M | 76 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 59 | 1.11 | 103.5 | 1.08 | D | M | 57 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 51 | 0.83 | 93.9 | 1.10 | E* | M | 38 | 68 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 64 | 1.10 | 100.6 | 0.98 | F | M | 54 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 55 | 0.86 | 98 | 1.03 | G* | F | 63 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 82 | 0.53 | 81.5 | 1.29 | H* | F | 47 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 51 | 0.31 | 60.0 | 1.20 |
| Mean | | 53.1 | 32 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 42.3 | 62.3 | 0.70 | 88.2 | 1.15 | Standard deviation | | 14.2 | 17.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 0.33 | 14.4 | 0.96 |
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Denotes use of an assistive device (e.g., single-point cane/rollator) throughout data collection. BBS: Berg balance scale; CMSA: Chedoke-McMaster stroke assessment; F: female; HR: heart rate; M: male.
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