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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Neurophysiol. 2016 Mar 19;127(6):2463–2471. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.02.021

Table 3.

Test statistics and effect size for each outcome measure.

Outcome Measure One-way analysis of (co-)variance Two-way analysis of variance Effect size (Hedges’ g [95% confidence interval]; partial eta squared (ηp2))
Amplitude of net centre of pressure (root mean square; cm)

D6 (1.60–3.20Hz) F1,82=10.37, p=0.002* 0.88 [0.17, 1.59]; 0.11
D7 (0.80–1.60Hz) F1,82=13.71, p<0.002* 0.88 [0.17, 1.60]; 0.14
D8 (0.40–0.80Hz) F1,82=9.88, p=0.002* 0.78 [0.083, 1.47]; 0.11
D9 (0.20–0.40Hz) F1,80=0.58, p=0.45 0.72 [0.028, 1.41]; 0.007
 Group–covariate interaction (sex) F2,80=2.28, p=0.11
D10 (0.10–0.20Hz) F1,82=1.74, p=0.19 0.16 [−0.39, 0.71]; 0.021
D11 (0.050–0.10Hz) F1,82=1.79, p=0.19 0.15 [−0.39, 0.70]; 0.021
Non-decomposed signal F1,82=5,68, p=0.019 0.45 [−0.18, 1.07]; 0.065

Between-limb synchronization (cross-correlation coefficient at zero time lag)

D6 (1.60–3.20Hz) F1,59=2.17, p=0.15 Group: F1,59=3.31, p=0.074 0.50 [−0.14, 1.15]; 0.053
 Group–covariate interaction (CMSA foot score) F2,59=7.23, p=0.002Δ CMSA: F1,59=7.30, p=0.009
Interaction: F1,59=0.63, p=0.43
D7 (0.80–1.60Hz) F1,59=1.63, p=0.21 Group: F1,59=1.64, p=0.21 0.54 [−0.13, 1.20]; 0.027
 Group–covariate interaction (CMSA foot score) F2,59=5.90, p=0.005Δ CMSA: F1,59=4.96, p=0.030
Interaction: F1,59=0.001, p=0.97
D8 (0.40–0.80Hz) F1,59=0.14, p=0.71 Group: F1,59=0.30, p=0.58 0.060 [−0.46, 0.58]; 0.005
 Group–covariate interaction (CMSA foot score) F2,59=7.22, p=0.002Δ CMSA: F1,59=7.63, p=0.008
Interaction: F1,59=0.10, p=0.75
D9 (0.20–0.40Hz) F1,61=0.76, p=0.39 0.24 [−0.33, 0.71]; 0.012
D10 (0.10–0.20Hz) F1,61=11.45, p=0.001* 0.46 [−0.16, 1.08]; 0.16
D11 (0.050–0.10Hz) F1,61=0.23, p=0.63 0.089 [−0.43, 0.61]; 0.004
Non-decomposed signal F1,59=5.00, p=0.029 Group: F1,59=4.16, p=0.046 0.11 [−0.42, 0.64]; 0.066
 Group–covariate interaction (CMSA foot score) F1,59=6.52, p=0.003Δ CMSA: F1,59=0.82, p=0.37
Interaction: F1,59=4.63, p=0.036

Ratio of individual-limb root mean square

D6 (1.60–3.20Hz) F1,61=1.80, p=0.18 0.36 [−0.25, 0.96]; 0.029
D7 (0.80–1.60Hz) F1,61=1.23, p=0.27 0.30 [−0.29, 0.88]; 0.020
D8 (0.40–0.80Hz) F1,61=2.05, p=0.16 0.38 [−0.23, 0.99]; 0.032
D9 (0.20–0.40Hz) F1,61=2.75, p=0.10 0.44 [−0.19, 1.07]; 0.043
D10 (0.10–0.20Hz) F1,61=3.18, p=0.08 0.48 [−0.16, 1.12]; 0.050
D11 (0.050–0.10Hz) F1,61=0.51, p=0.48 0.19 [−0.36, 0.75]; 0.008
Non-decomposed signal F1,61=1.73, p=0.19 0.35 [−0.25, 0.96]; 0.028

Groups determined based on unconstrained lean-and-release trials;

Groups determined based on encouraged-use lean-and-release trials;

*

Significant effect of the factor of Group (Holm-Bonferroni adjusted alpha for groups based on unconstrained lean-and-release trials, α=0.007; for groups based on encouraged-use lean-and-release trials, α=0.004);

Δ

Significant interaction between the factor of Group and the covariate.