Table 4. Average measured results over individual strides during remaining functional tests.
Reported as mean ± standard deviation. Significant differences are highlighted. Abbreviations are as follows: press. (pressure), accel. (acceleration), mag. (magnitude).
| Participant 1 | Participant 2 | Participant 3 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inactive | Active | P-value | Inactive | Active | P-value | Inactive | Active | P-value | ||
| 5 Times Sit-to-Stand | Gauge press. (kPa) | 2.7 ± 0.7 | 0.6 ± 0.4 | < 0.001 | -0.7 ± 0.5 | -4.0 ± 2.9 | 0.042 | -1.8 ± 1.1 | -10.1 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 |
| Accel. mag. (G) | 1.0 ± 0.00 | 1.0 ± 0.01 | 0.193 | 1.0 ± 0.00 | 1.0 ± 0.01 | 0.112 | 1.0 ± 0.01 | 1.0 ± 0.00 | 0.303 | |
| 4-Square Step Test | Gauge press. (kPa) | 5.7 ± 4.0 | 6.6 ± 2.9 | 0.264 | 1.3 ± 5.0 | -5.7 ± 4.7 | < 0.001 | 0.8 ± 1.0 | -4.5 ± 1.2 | < 0.001 |
| Accel. mag. (G) | 1.2 ± 0.13 | 1.1 ± 0.03 | < 0.001 | 1.2 ± 0.12 | 1.1 ± 0.11 | 0.311 | 1.1 ± 0.05 | 1.1 ± 0.04 | 0.919 | |
| L-Test | Gauge press. (kPa) | 9.3 ± 3.3 | 7.0 ± 2.9 | < 0.001 | 7.0 ± 6.2 | -11.0 ± 5.6 | < 0.001 | 0.9 ± 0.7 | -4.3 ± 1.1 | < 0.001 |
| Accel. mag. (G) | 1.3 ± 0.16 | 1.2 ± 0.07 | < 0.001 | 1.3 ± 0.12 | 1.3 ± 0.13 | 0.521 | 1.2 ± 0.08 | 1.2 ± 0.10 | 0.207 | |
| Figure-8 Test | Gauge press. (kPa) | 7.7 ± 4.6 | 6.0 ± 1.9 | 0.149 | 3.4 ± 3.4 | -9.3 ± 3.5 | < 0.001 | 0.2 ± 0.6 | -2.9 ± 0.9 | < 0.001 |
| Accel. mag. (G) | 1.3 ± 0.16 | 1.3 ± 0.12 | 0.433 | 1.2 ± 0.11 | 1.3 ± 0.10 | 0.282 | 1.2 ± 0.06 | 1.2 ± 0.07 | 0.586 | |