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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population

From: Assessing upper limb function: transcultural adaptation and validation of the Portuguese version of the Stroke Upper Limb Capacity Scale

Variable

Study population (n = 122)

Gender, n (%)

 Male

65 (53.3)

 Female

57 (46.7)

Age (years)

 Mean ± standard deviation

67.8 ± 12.1

 Min

32

 Max

94

Time after stroke (months)

 Mean ± standard deviation

14.0 ± 16.5

 Median (min, max)

10.3 (1.6, 131.0)

 Trimmed Mean 5%

11.4

Type of stroke, n (%)

 Ischaemic

81 (66.4)

 Haemorrhagic

25 (20.5)

 Undetermined

16 (13.1)

Laterality, n (%)

 Right

56 (45.9)

 Left

65 (53.7)

Tonus, n (%)

 Spastic

28 (23.0)

Aphasia, n (%)

 Yes

38 (32.1)