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Table 4. Changes in the balance ability.

	Pregnant women in the second trimester (n=16)	Pregnant women in the third trimester (n=16)	Nonpregnant women (n=15)
NO (score)	5.6 ± 3.3	4.3 ± 2.2*	3.9 ± 1.2
NC (score)	5.7 ± 2.9	4.3 ± 2.1*	4.3 ± 1.6
FO (score)	8.9 ± 4.0	7.3 ± 3.1*	5.7 ± 3.6^2,3
FC (score)	10.2 ± 4.6	8.1 ± 3.0*	5.3 ± 1.8^2,3

Outcome data: mean ± SD NO: Normal plate, eye open; NC: Normal plate, eye closed; FO: Flexible plate, eye open; FC: Flexible plate, eye closed * Significant difference between the second and third trimesters ²^,³ Significant difference with the second and third trimesters