Table 3.
Outcome measures and correlation (p-value) with gaze stabilization test (GST) head velocity in horizontal and vertical directions
| Mean (SD) | Correlation coefficient for horizontal GST |
Correlation coefficient for vertical GST |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC (n = 129) | 96 (10) | 0.20* (p =0.021) | 0.21* (p=0.028) |
| DHI (n = 127) | 12 (14) | −0.18* (p =0.045) | −0.22* (p=0.027) |
| PCSS (n = 115) | 11 (13) | −0.13 | −0.079 |
| ImPACT (n = 116) | |||
| Verbal Memory % | 61 (31) | 0.019 | −0.049 |
| Visual Memory % | 54 (32) | 0.012 | 0.002 |
| Visual Motor Processing | 62 (31) | 0.24* (p = 0.03) | 0.087 |
| Speed % | |||
| Reaction Time % | 56 (30) | 0.072 | 0.034 |
p < 0.05
Note: Spearman rank correlation coefficient used to examine relationship between GST and ABC, DHI, and PCSS; Pearson correlation coefficient used to examine relationship between GST and ImPACT percentile scores
Abbreviations: ABC, Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale; DHI, Dizziness Handicap Inventory; PCSS, Post-Concussion Symptom Scale; ImPACT, Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Test