Table 3.
The Romberg test and neck pain
| Mean | SD | N | p-value | p-value | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (mm2) | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||
| Romberg open eyes | |||||||
| CEA | No pain | 470 | 286 | 107 | .241 | .214 | .494 |
| Pain | 485 | 236 | 84 | ||||
| Rambling | No pain | 333 | 224 | 107 | .399 | .375 | .627 |
| Pain | 334 | 179 | 84 | ||||
| Trembling | No pain | 65 | 60 | 107 | .134 | .112 | .291 |
| Pain | 67 | 51 | 84 | ||||
| Romberg closed eyes | |||||||
| CEA | No pain | 699 | 386 | 109 | .012* | .009* | .035* |
| Pain | 884 | 587 | 85 | ||||
| Rambling | No pain | 405 | 221 | 109 | .012* | .010* | .029* |
| Pain | 516 | 328 | 85 | ||||
| Trembling | No pain | 150 | 113 | 109 | .053 | .043* | .119 |
| Pain | 184 | 173 | 85 | ||||
Model 1: Unadjusted
Model 2: Adjusted for weight
Model 3: Adjusted for weight and low back pain
* = significant result, CEA = Centre of pressure 95% Confidence Ellipse Area, SD = Standard deviation, Mean, SD and N are given for the unprocessed data.