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Table 1 (abstract P59). Fall screen test parameters in the two study groups

From: Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference AIFI 2017. Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations, Evidences and Clinical Reasoning in Physiotherapy Practice

Fall Screen Assessment Scale Items

Control group

Mean (95%C.I.)

ASD group (CI)

Mean (95%C.I.)

T-test

independent means

Visual acuity high contrast (MAR) (C.I.)

0.94 (0.15)

1.31 (0.26)

t-value 0.17423

p-value 0.862

Visual acuity low contrast (MAR) (C.I.)

1.79 (0.45)

2.21 (0.36)

t-value 0.70349

p-value 0.485

Contrast sensitivity (dB) (C.I.)

21.63 (0.58)

20.44 (1.02)

t-value 2.40312

p-value 0.025

Depth perception (cm) (C.I.)

1.07 (0.41)

1.69 (0.66)

t-value 0.42532

p-value 0.673

Proprioception (degrees) (C.I.)

2.05 (0.51)

1.80 (0.83)

t-value 0.67554

p-value 0.503

Touch sensitivity (Log 0.1 mg) (C.I.)

3.93 (0.27)

4.42 (0.95)

t-value -2.15436

p-value 0.036

Ankle DF (kg) (C.I.)

13.13 (1.85)

9.89 (3.01)

t-value 2.13406

p-value 0.044

Knee ext (kg) (C.I.)

39.25 (9.22)

22.22 (8.36)

t-value 2.65761

p-value 0.014

Knee flex (kg) (C.I.)

19.38 (3.89)

11.22 (3.3)

t-value 3.04885

p-value 0.006

Reaction time hand (ms) (C.I.)

235.91 (26.34)

385.17 (105.21)

t-value -2.16577

p-value: 0.036

Reaction time foot (ms) (C.I.)

318.34 (36.27)

456.49 (89.76)

t-value -1.78796

p-value 0.081

Sway floor EO (mm) (C.I.)

68.19 (18.73)

195.93 (69.9)

t-value -3.10778

p-value 0.003

Sway floor EC (mm) (C.I.)

98.29 (14.76)

211.01 (81.99)

t-value -2.0911

p-value 0.042

Sway foam EO (mm) (CI)

137.08 (36.17)

598.39 (338.01)

t-value -2.8892

p-value 0.006

Sway foam EC (mm) (C.I.)

278.12 (101.43)

851.77 (434.75)

t-value -2.70773

p-value 0.009

Co-Ordinated stability track (n) (C.I.)

3.45 (3.93)

15.67 (9.98)

t-value -1.81446

p-value 0.077

Maximal balance range (mm) (C.I.)

215.00 (17.86)

172.19 (48.01)

t-value 1.18023

p-value 0.244

TOTAL SCORE (C.I.)

0.28 (0.54)

3.30 (1.17)

t-value -0.884

p-value 0.381