Table 1.
The effect of stroke and visual feedback on traditional measures of respiration and postural control (Means ± SD)
| Control Group | Stroke Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyes-Open | Eyes-Closed | Eyes-Open | Eyes-Closed | p value* | |
| Respiratory Rate (bpm) | 12.4 ± 3.4 | 11.9 ± 4.4 | 12.1 ± 3.8 | 12.1 ± 3.7 | 0.29 |
| Postural Control (i.e., center-of-pressure) | |||||
| Speed (mm/s) | 27.3 ± 6.4A | 28.1 ± 7.3A | 29.3 ± 7.4A | 37.3 ± 9.9B | 0.009 |
| ML range (mm) | 28.7 ± 16.1A | 26.0 ± 18.0A | 29.2 ± 12.7A | 42.9 ± 19.9B | 0.001 |
| ML variability (mm) | 4.1 ± 0.8A | 3.8 ± 0.3A | 4.6 ± 0.9A | 5.9 ± 0.4B | 0.01 |
| AP range (mm) | 44.4 ± 18.6 | 42.8 ± 17.3 | 43.0 ± 16.3 | 46.2 ± 22.9 | 0.54 |
| AP variability (mm) | 7.6 ± 2.9 | 7.9 ± 3.5 | 8.8 ± 4.4 | 9.0 ± 4.0 | 0.18 |
*
bold p values represent significant interaction between group and visual condition.
A,B
Homogeneous groups within each row. Means with different superscripts are significantly different from one another.