Parameters | Tai Chi (n = 120) | Control (n = 124) | Group Difference | |
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T (Z/F,χ2) value | P value | |||
Age, mean ± SD (years) | 60.9 ± 8.7 | 60.1 ± 8.6 | T = 0.782 | 0.435b |
Sex (male, %) | 83 (69.2%) | 99 (79.8%) | χ2 = 3.665 | 0.056a |
Education (years) | 9.6 ± 3.9 | 9.6 ± 3.8 | Z = −0.226 | 0.821c |
Duration of disease (month) | 14.5 ± 18.1 | 14.3 ± 22.1 | Z = −0.046 | 0.963c |
Type of stroke (Ischemic, %) | 89 (74.2%) | 86 (69.4%) | χ2 = 0.696 | 0.404a |
Hemiplegia side | χ2 = 5.124 | 0.163a | ||
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 | 0.581a |
MMSE(score range: 0–30) | 27.2 ± 1.6 | 27.3 ± 1.6 | Z = −0.599 | 0.549c |
BBS(score range: 0–56) | 33.5 ± 13.7 | 32.81 ± 12.0 | Z = −0.686 | 0.493c |
SLST (s) | ||||
healthy side | 12.7 ± 20.5 | 8.2 ± 12.7 | Z = −1.566 | 0.117c |
affected side | 3.0 ± 6.1 | 2.6 ± 4.8 | Z = −0.878 | 0.380c |
FMA(score range: 0–100) | 53.6 ± 25.3 | 47.0 ± 24.0 | T = 2.082 | 0.038b |
TUGT (s) | 55.1 ± 73.9 | 42.0 ± 28.0 | Z = −1.576 | 0.115c |
MBI(score range: 0–100) | 76.0 ± 20.7 | 71.0 ± 19.1 | Z = −2.320 | 0.020c |
MEFS(score rang:1–140) | 77. 5 ± 35.6 | 58.7 ± 34.8 | Z = 4.185 | <0.001c |
SF-36 | ||||
PCS(score range: 0–400) | 158.4 ± 77.3 | 152.0 ± 80.6 | Z = −0.716 | 0.474c |
MCS(score range: 0–400) | 167.3 ± 91.3 | 177.9 ± 77.0 | T = −0.977 | 0.330b |
BDI(score range:0–63) | 18.3 ± 11.8 | 14.4 ± 10.2 | T = 2.847 | 0.005b |