Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the participants in the study

Characteristic	The study group-AA (n = 64)	The control group-CT (n = 64)	p valuea
Age (year)	61.80 ± 11.39	60.38 ±12.36	0.380
Gender
Male	36 (56.3%)	37 (57.8%)	0.858
Female	28 (43.8%)	27 (42.2%)
Post-stroke duration (days)	34.88 ± 29.31	28.64 ± 26.92	0.142
BMI	23.37 ± 2.78	22.91 ± 3.68	0.136
Vital signs
Pulse (bpm)	80.81 ± 9.43	80.75 ± 10.80	0.882
SBP (mmHg)	127.34 ± 10.57	125.09 ± 11.72	0.171
DBP (mmHg)	79.61 ± 7.98	78.28 ± 7.67	0.396
Temperature (°C)	36.88 ± 0.16	36.92 ± 0.14	0.225
Respiratory rate (bpm)	20.05 ± 0.37	19.97 ± 0.43	0.409

Note: All data are presented as the mean ± SD. Abbreviations: AA: the study group, CT: the control group, BMI: body mass index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure; The statistically significant difference with p<0.05.
(w: Mann-Whitney U test)