Table 3. .
Stance Variable |
Group |
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Concussion |
Control |
P Value: Concussion Versus Control |
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Initial Examination |
After Symptom Resolution |
Initial |
After Symptom Resolution |
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Quiet stance | (Wilks λ = .98) .88 | (Wilks λ = .97) .70 | |||
Mean (95% Confidence Interval) |
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RMS sway, m/s2 | 0.18 (0.13, 0.23) | 0.24 (0.16, 0.32) | 0.20 (0.16, 0.25) | N/A | N/A |
95% Ellipse sway area, degrees2 | 10.3 (3.9, 16.7) | 20.6 (9.46, 31.8) | 12.5 (6.8, 18.2) | N/A | N/A |
Coronal-plane RMS sway, ° | 0.94 (0.68, 1.20) | 1.23 (0.79, 1.68) | 1.04 (0.81, 1.26) | N/A | N/A |
Sagittal-plane RMS sway, ° | 0.46 (0.32, 0.60) | 0.61 (0.42, 0.79) | 0.54 (0.42, 0.66) | N/A | N/A |
Quiet stance + cognitive task | (Wilks λ = .96) .49 | (Wilks λ = .94) .41 | |||
RMS sway, m/s2 | 0.24 (0.20, 0.28) | 0.28 (0.22, 0.34) | 0.26 (0.22, 0.30) | N/A | N/A |
95% Ellipse sway area, degrees2 | 15.2 (8.1, 22.4) | 25.7 (14.7, 36.7) | 22.3 (15.8, 28.7) | N/A | N/A |
Coronal-plane RMS sway, ° | 1.22 (1.01, 1.43) | 1.40 (1.12, 1.67) | 1.26 (1.07, 1.45) | N/A | N/A |
Sagittal-plane RMS sway, ° | 0.59 (0.44, 0.73) | 0.76 (0.56, 0.97) | 0.74 (0.61, 0.87) | N/A | N/A |
Abbreviations: N/A, not applicable due to lack of omnibus test significance; RMS, root mean square.