Table 3.

Absolute weight-bearing in Newtons (mean ± 1 standard deviation)^* and corresponding normalized values (percent means ± 1 standard deviation)^* for the standing tasks for test session one (N=15)

Task	Paretic limb Absolute	Paretic limb Normalized	Non-paretic limb Absolute	Non-paretic limb Normalized	Difference†
Rising from a chair‡||	296.0 (95.5)	83 (18)	457.7 (85.6)	130 (16)	47
Quiet standing‡	325.6 (79.7)	85 (14)	405.5 (78.2)	115 (14)	30
Weight-shift Laterally	521.8 (122.3)¶	72 (12)¶	602.6 (125.9)	84 (6)	12
Weight-shift Forward	445.7 (87.3)	65 (11)	520.5 (109.9)**	72 (7)**	7
Weight-shift Backwards	483.1 (104.2)	68 (12)	579.9 (109.7)	81 (6)	13

^*standard deviations represented in parentheses

^† Difference between paretic and non-paretic normalized values (i.e., asymmetry)

^‡ to normalize for differences in weight-bearing demands between single leg and bilateral limb, weight-bearing values for the single leg tasks were normalized by dividing by total body weight while values for the bilateral tasks (rising from a chair and quiet standing) were normalized by dividing by ½ of body weight

^|| the sum of the paretic and non-paretic limb when rising from a chair is not necessarily the same as the quiet standing due to a small acceleration effect

^¶ significantly greater than weight-shift backwards and forwards for that limb, Tukey’s test, p < 0.05

^**significantly less than weight-shift backwards and lateral for that limb, Tukey’s test, p < 0.05