Table 1.
Balance/Mobility Test | Control Group | Experimental Group | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 75.8 (6.5) | 75.7 (5.3) | p = 0.937 |
Gender (male/female) | 7/13 | 4/16 | |
Impaired Touch (%) | 80%, n=20 | 80% n = 19† | |
Impaired Vibration (%) | 26%, n = 19† | 37%, n = 19† | |
Impaired Proprioception (%) | 18%, n = 17† | 22%, n = 18† | |
Somatosensory Impairment | |||
Impairment = 0 | 24%, n = 17† | 11%, n = 18† | |
Impairment = 1 | 41%, n = 17† | 39%, n = 18† | |
Impairment = 2 | 24%, n = 17† | 28%, n = 18† | |
Impairment = 3 | 6%, n = 17† | 17%, n = 18† | |
Impaired Vestibular (%) | 50%, n = 20 | 53%, n = 19 | |
Fall History (n) | 14 | 16 | p = 0.478 |
Classified Fallers (n) | 8 | 6 | p = 0.752 |
BESTest (%) | 76 (7.6) | 75.9 (7.7) | p = 1.000 |
Mini-BESTest | 20.6 (4.1) | 20.3 (3.1) | p = 0.309 |
BBS | 51.2 (3.1) | 51.7 (3.8) | p = 0.188 |
ABC (%) | 80.5 (14.3) | 77.7 (18.9) | p = 1.000 |
TUG (sec) | 11.1 (3.3) | 10.6 (3.1) | p = 0.981 |
6MWT (m) | 370.8 (94.8) | 380.7 (74.2) | p = 0.174 |
- not all subjects were willing to complete the test