Table 3.
Comparison of static balance indexes in the open-eye of biped (X ± S).
| Qigong group | Control group | Group effect | Time effect | Interaction effect | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V0 | V1 | V2 | V0 | V1 | V2 | F/P | F/P | F/P | |
| X dev. (mm) | 7.00 ± 1.76 | 6.87 ± 2.36 | 6.09 ± 1.83 | 7.48 ± 2.23 | 6.95 ± 1.94 | 6.62 ± 2.18 | 0.803/0.375 | 2.417/0.100 | 0.181/0.817 |
| Y dev. (mm) | 7.74 ± 1.74 | 7.52 ± 2.15 | 6.57 ± 1.95* | 7.67 ± 2.20 | 7.24 ± 1.84 | 6.43 ± 1.69* | 0.230/0.634 | 4.616/0.013 | 0.035/0.966 |
| X speed (mm/s) | 11.09 ± 2.45 | 10.61 ± 2.84 | 10.30 ± 1.55 | 11.43 ± 2.82 | 10.43 ± 3.25 | 10.33 ± 1.62 | 0.024/0.876 | 1.619/0.208 | 0.114/0.859 |
| Y speed (mm/s) | 11.87 ± 3.07 | 11.65 ± 2.21 | 10.35 ± 1.82* | 11.57 ± 3.22 | 11.33 ± 2.71 | 10.57 ± 1.78 | 0.062/0.805 | 3.971/0.028 | 0.208/0.782 |
| TL (mm) | 524.83 ± 170.49 | 504.43 ± 172.53 | 429.26 ± 139.87 | 529.95 ± 189.99 | 521.81 ± 199.70 | 510.43 ± 129.54 | 1.327/0.256 | 1.418/0.248 | 0.658/0.513 |
| Area (mm2) | 759.65 ± 202.45 | 686.48 ± 243.47 | 607.00 ± 133.55** | 747.19 ± 227.74 | 636.62 ± 266.38 | 612.24 ± 128.13* | 0.363/0.550 | 4.884/0.014 | 0.182/0.801 |
V0, V1, V2 indicated pre-test, after 4-week intervention, after 8-week intervention, respectively. *, **V0 compared with V2, P < 0.05, P < 0.01.