Table 1. Single-leg rail balance time, rail walk time and rail walk distance statistics presented for each group before (Pre) and after (Post) bed rest, as well as the changes from pre- to post-bed rest.
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Single-leg rail balance time (s) |
Rail walk time (s) |
Rail walk distance (m) |
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| Mean±s.d. | Median | 95% CI | Mean±s.d. | Median | 95% CI | Mean±s.d. | Median | 95% CI | |
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Males (n=8) | |||||||||
| Pre- bed rest control | 22.8±11.5 | 30.0 | 18.7–26.5 | 8.3±5.2 | 7.3 | 6.1–11.0 | 3.0±1.8 | 2.9 | 2.2–3.9 |
| Pre- bed rest exercise | 20.2±12.1 | 30.0 | 16.1–24.2 | 9.0±5.7 | 7.3 | 6.4–11.8 | 3.3±1.8 | 4.2 | 2.4–4.1 |
| Post-bed rest control | 13.2±11.8 | 7.4 | 9.3–17.3 | 5.4±3.2 | 4.5 | 4.1–7.1 | 1.7±1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1–2.4 |
| Post-bed rest exercise | 16.6±12.8 | 12.4 | 12.3–20.9 | 5.7±3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1–7.6 | 2.1±1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4–2.8 |
| Δ (pre–post) control | 9.5±13.8 | — | 3.7–14.9 | 2.9±4.7 | — | 0.1–5.9 | 1.3±1.8 | — | 0.2–2.4 |
| Δ (pre–post) exercise | 3.5±12.0 | — | 2.4–9.4 | 3.2±6.4 | — | 0.1–6.5 | 1.2±1.6 | — | 0.1–2.3 |
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Females (n=7) | |||||||||
| Pre- bed rest control | 20.9±11.8 | 30.0 | 16.4–25.1 | 11.1±7.4 | 10.1 | 7.7–15.1 | 3.7±1.7 | 4.9 | 2.8–4.9 |
| Pre- bed rest exercise | 20.9±11.6 | 30.0 | 16.6–25.0 | 9.2±5.9 | 7.7 | 6.6–12.6 | 3.1±1.9 | 3.4 | 2.1–4.1 |
| Post-bed rest control | 12.6±11.8 | 5.9 | 8.4–17.1 | 7.7±7.1 | 6.6 | 4.8–11.8 | 2.5±1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7–3.4 |
| Post-bed rest exercise | 16.0±12.9 | 10.4 | 11.3–20.7 | 5.5±3.0 | 4.5 | 4.1–7.1 | 2.2±1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4–3.0 |
| Δ (pre–post) control | 8.3±12.6 | — | 2.1–14.3 | 3.5±6.5 | — | −1.9–8.4 | 1.2±1.4 | — | −0.1–2.4 |
| Δ (pre–post) exercise | 4.9±8.8 | — | 1.5–11.2 | 3.8±6.2 | — | 0.7–7.3 | 0.9±1.5 | — | −0.4–2.2 |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.