Table 4.
Achieving balance tests in 30 s
| HC (n) Able to: Unable to | PD (n) Able to: Unable to | NPH (n) Able to: Unable to | p HC versus NPH |
p PD versus NPH |
p HC versus PD |
p overall |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA_EO_Firm | 13:0 | 20:0 | 13:0 | na | na | na | na |
| FA_EC_Firm | 13:0 | 20:0 | 13:0 | na | na | na | na |
| FA_EO_Foam | 13:0 | 20:0 | 13:0 | na | na | na | na |
| FA_EC_Foam | 13:0 | 19:1 | 9:4 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.41 ns | 0.02 |
| FT_EO | 13:0 | 20:0 | 13:0 | na | na | na | na |
| FT_EC | 13:0 | 19:1 | 11:2 | 0.14 ns | 0.31 ns | 0.41 ns | 0.26 ns |
| Tandem Right_EO | 13:0 | 17:3 | 6:7 | 0.002 | 0.01 | 0.14 ns | 0.002 |
| Tandem Left_EO | 13:0 | 17:3 | 5:8 | 0.0007 | 0.005 | 0.14 ns | 0.0005 |
FA_EO_Firm: Feet apart eyes open on firm surface; FA_EC_Firm: Feet apart eyes closed on firm surface; FA_EO_Foam: Feet apart eyes open on foam surface; FA_EC_Foam: Feet apart eyes closed on foam surface; FT_EO_Firm: Feet together eyes open; FT_EC_Firm: Feet together eyes closed; na: Not applicable; ns: Not significant.