Table 3.
Means and standard deviations for posturographic measures recorded under four conditions in pentathletes and non-athletes.
| Parameter | Group | Open Eyes M ± SD |
Closed Eyes M ± SD |
In Footwear M ± SD |
Barefoot M ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COP shifts | |||||
| SP (mm) | Athletes | 177.3 ± 52.3 | 231.4 ± 66.5 | 222.1 ± 64.8 | 186.7 ± 61.7 |
| Control | 184.5 ± 61.2 | 299.8 ± 138.2 | 248.3 ± 127.8 | 236.0 ± 114.9 | |
| V (mm/s) | Athletes | 5.9 ± 1.7 | 7.7 ± 2.2 | 7.4 ± 2.1 | 6.2 ± 2.0 |
| Control | 6.1 ± 2.0 | 9.9 ± 4.6 | 8.2 ± 4.2 | 7.8 ± 3.8 | |
| COP surface area | |||||
| AoE (mm2) | Athletes | 172.5 ± 150.1 | 141.1 ± 82.5 | 175.3 ± 137.1 | 138.4 ± 101.8 |
| Control | 193.7 ± 164.7 | 252.0 ± 200.4 | 233.1 ± 214.1 | 212.7 ± 151.6 | |
| WoE (mm) | Athletes | 9.0 ± 4.6 | 8.3 ± 3.1 | 8.8 ± 3.8 | 8.5 ± 4.1 |
| Control | 10.7 ± 3.2 | 12.6 ± 4.3 | 11.4 ± 4.0 | 11.9 ± 3.8 | |
| HoE (mm) | Athletes | 22.6 ± 7.5 | 20.7 ± 6.6 | 23.5 ± 6.9 | 19.7 ± 6.9 |
| Control | 21.2 ± 11.7 | 23.4 ± 9.2 | 23.5 ± 12.6 | 21.1 ± 8.0 | |
SP = sway path length of the COP; V = average velocity of the COP; AoE = ellipse of the COP shifts area; WoE = width of the COP ellipse; HoE = height of the COP ellipse.