Table 3.
Comparison of non-traditional measures of standing balance between the TC group and control group.
| TC group | Control group | p | ES | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultralow_ml (%) | 11.02 (5.26) | 11.99 (6.08) | 0.534 | −0.086 |
| Ultralow_ap (%) | 9.73 (4.85) | 10.73 (5.23) | 0.626 | −0.068 |
| Very-low_ml (%) | 17.98 (5.21) | 24.06 (9.76) | 0.006 | −0.372# |
| Very-low_ap (%) | 24.48 (8.70) | 29.41 (9.21) | 0.022 | −0.551† |
| Low_ml (%) | 43.96 (6.93) | 41.69 (10.04) | 0.268 | 0.263 |
| Low_ap (%) | 39.56 (6.64) | 38.81 (7.86) | 0.663 | 0.103 |
| Moderate_ml (%) | 27.04 (6.28) | 22.27 (5.98) | < 0.001 | 0.454# |
| Moderate_ap (%) | 26.23 (8.03) | 21.05 (7.57) | 0.004 | 0.387# |
| CI_ml | 12.26 (2.32) | 10.47 (3.56) | 0.014 | 0.593† |
| CI_ap | 10.60 (2.47) | 8.29 (2.29) | < 0.001 | 0.971† |
| DET_ml | 72.87 (10.35) | 77.85 (13.69) | 0.017 | −0.326# |
| DET_ap | 79.55 (11.27) | 88.05 (8.05) | < 0.001 | −0.497# |
Values are expressed as mean (standard deviations); TC (Tai Chi); ES (effect size). Bold p-values represent p < 0.05. † denotes an effect size greater than the medium threshold (0.5) for independent t-tests. # denotes an effect size greater than the moderate threshold (0.3) for Mann–Whitney U tests.