Table 3.
Test–retest results for balance and other motor tests.
| Balance Tests/Motor Test | Sample | Gender | n | Mean + (SD) | ICC | 95 % ICC | Cronbach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamingo test (rep.)* | I |
M F ALL |
118 99 217 |
11.70 ± 6.31 12.99 ± 7.09 12.29 ± 6.69 |
0.902 0.919 0.910 |
0.868–0.929 0.887–0.943 0.888–0.929 |
0.917 0.903 0.910 |
| II | M F ALL |
21 24 45 |
14.25 ± 6.47 11.63 ± 5.03 12.85 ± 5.83 |
0.938 0.901 0.925 |
0.873–0.973 0.806–0.954 0.877–0.956 |
0.938 0.901 0.925 |
|
| One-leg stance on low beam (s) | I |
M F ALL |
118 99 217 |
28.32 ± 17.63 32.53 ± 16.81 30.24 ± 17.35 |
0.827 0.785 0.810 |
0.765–0.856 0.700–0.849 0.762–0.850 |
0.769 0.838 0.810 |
| II |
M F ALL |
21 24 45 |
46.98 ± 15.28 53.44 ± 12.23 50.42 + 13.96 |
0.759 0.821 0.791 |
0.501–0.894 0.646 –0.917 0.658–0.878 |
0.759 0.821 0.791 |
|
| Low-beam walking test (s) | I |
M F ALL |
118 99 217 |
5.76 ± 1.22 6.81 ± 1.59 5.91 ± 1.41 |
0.881 0.880 0.882 |
0.838–0.914 0.832–0.916 0.852–0.907 |
0.873 0.896 0.882 |
| II | M F ALL |
21 24 45 |
5.80 ± 1.16 6.27 ± 1.10 6.05 ± 1.14 |
0.937 0.906 0.925 |
0.870–0.973 0.815–0.956 0.876–0.956 |
0.937 0.906 0.925 |
|
| BSEO (mm) | II | M F ALL |
21 24 45 |
1185.45 ± 71.56 1020.97 ± 26.79 1097.73 ± 59.40 |
0.897 0.931 0.916 |
0.787–0.955 0.863–0.968 0.862 –0.951 |
0.897 0.931 0.916 |
| BSEC (mm) | II | M F ALL |
21 24 45 |
1924.95 ± 456.95 1588.06 ± 388.91 1745.27 ± 450.40 |
0.780 0.901 0.858 |
0.545 - 0.904 0.804–0.954 0.767–0.917 |
0.780 0.901 0.858 |
| BSapEO (mm) | II | M F ALL |
21 24 45 |
881.30 ± 226.91 741.79 ± 201.99 806.89 ± 222.90 |
0.910 0.941 0.926 |
0.814–0.961 0.884–0.973 0.878–0.957 |
0.910 0.941 0.926 |
| BSmlEO (mm) | II | M F ALL |
21 24 45 |
615.68 ± 123.76 558.00 ± 108.09 584.92 ± 117.97 |
0.843 0.869 0.859 |
0.675–0.931 0.741–0.939 0.769–0.918 |
0.843 0.869 0.859 |
| VEO (mm/s) | II | M F ALL |
21 24 45 |
39.51 ± 9.06 34.03 ± 7.56 36.59 ± 8.65 |
0.896 0.931 0.915 |
0.786–0.955 0.863–0.968 0.861–0.951 |
0.896 0.931 0.915 |
| AapEO (mm) | II | M F ALL |
21 24 45 |
5.51 ± 1.98 3.98 ± 1.46 4.69 ± 1.87 |
0.922 0.920 0.926 |
0.838–0.966 0.842–0.963 0.879–0.957 |
0.922 0.920 0.926 |
| AmlEO (mm) | II | M F ALL |
21 24 45 |
4.53 + 1.25 3.39 ± 0.95 3.93 ± 1.23 |
0.777 0.819 0.827 |
0.538–0.902 0.642–0.916 0.717–0.899 |
0.777 0.819 0.827 |
Legend: * number of repetitions in 60 s, EO–eyes open, EC–eyes closed, BSEO–total body sway with EO of centre of pressure (CoP) displacement in all directions, BSEC–total body sway with EC of CoP displacement in all directions, BSapEO–body sway of CoP displacements in the a-p direction, BSmlEO–body sway of CoP displacements in the m-l direction, VEO–mean velocity of CoP displacements, AapEO–mean amplitude of COP displacements in the a-p direction, AmlEO - mean amplitude of COP displacements in the m-l direction.