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Table 2 Between Groups Comparison of the COP Displacement during Global Sway, Raising and Stabilization phase

From: Raising and stabilization phase of the sit-to-stand movement better discriminate healthy elderly adults from young subjects: a pilot cross-sectional study

Variable

YOUNGER ADULTS (mean +/− SD)

ELDERLY

(mean +/− SD)

P value

Global sway

119.85 (27.81)

146.97 (39.52)

P < 0.05

Raising phase sway

13.58 (2.88)

21.63 (10.71)

P < 0.001

Stabilization phase sway

4.98 (16.39)

12.38 (6.45)

P < 0.001

  1. Between groups comparison regarding COP displacement during the global task, and the raising and the stabilization phase. Data were normalized and expressed as % of body height
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Archives of Physiotherapy

ISSN: 2057-0082