Table 3.
Results of ANCOVAs comparing FM to healthy controls on objective and subjective balance scores.
| Group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy controls | FM | ||||||
| Outcome variable | N | Adjusted Mean | SE | N | Adjusted Mean | SE | F-statistic and p-value |
| 1. BESTest: Total Score | 26 | 94.27 | 1.82 | 26 | 85.37 | 1.82 | F(1)=10.62, p=.002 |
| 2. Best I: Stability Limits/Verticality | 29 | 92.05 | 1.77 | 30 | 84.08 | 1.74 | F(1)=9.27, p=.004 |
| 3. Best II: Transitions/Anticipatory | 31 | 92.64 | 2.20 | 30 | 83.16 | 2.24 | F(1)=8.40, p=.005 |
| 4. Best III: Reactive | 31 | 97.11 | 3.61 | 30 | 84.65 | 3.67 | F(1)=5.42, p=.023 |
| 5. Best IV: Sensory Orientation | 28 | 98.07 | 2.25 | 28 | 89.44 | 2.25 | F(1)=6.73, p=.012 |
| 6. Best V: Stability in Gait | 31 | 94.65 | 1.68 | 28 | 81.86 | 1.78 | F(1)25.51, p=.000 |
| 7. ABC: Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale | 31 | 98.24 | 2.71 | 28 | 76.60 | 2.86 | F(1)=28.21, p=.000 |
Means adjusted for BMI