Table 2.
Differences in Muscle Strength and Balance Function Among Cancer Survivors and Healthy Subjectsa.
| Variables | Cancer Survivors (n = 19) |
Healthy Subjects (n = 14) |
P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Right hand grip (kgf/BW) | 0.42 | 0.12 | 0.56 | 0.09 | .001 |
| Left hand grip (kgf/BW) | 0.41 | 0.11 | 0.54 | 0.06 | .000 |
| Right knee ext (kgf/BW) | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.45 | 0.12 | .098 |
| Left knee ext (kgf/BW) | 0.36 | 0.09 | 0.44 | 0.09 | .020 |
| Timed Up and Go test (s) | 6.1 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 0.7 | .000 |
| Eyes open | |||||
| Length of CoP (cm) | 43.8 | 18.3 | 38.8 | 8.6 | .349 |
| Area of CoP (cm2)b | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | .018 |
| Length/area (cm/cm2)b | 17.7 | 7.9 | 26.9 | 10.6 | .007 |
| Eyes closed | |||||
| Length of CoP (cm) | 58.5 | 25.2 | 53.2 | 16.6 | .501 |
| Area of CoP (cm2)b | 2.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .141 |
| Length/area (cm/cm2)b | 22.8 | 6.8 | 29.8 | 9.9 | .033 |
Abbreviations: BW, body weight; CoP, center of pressure; ext, extension.
a
Values are presented as mean ± SD unless. Statistical testing was performed using Student’s t test.
b
Area means environmental area of CoP.