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. 2020 Sep 7;11:133–143. doi: 10.2147/OAJSM.S262990

Table 3.

The Position of Center of Mass in Both Groups

NBP Group LBP Group P 95% CI Cohen’s d
Mean±SD Mean±SD Lower Upper
Anterior- Posterior (m) FC −1.46±0.20 −1.43±0.18 0.516 −0.125 0.064 0.16
TO −0.99±0.16 −0.94±0.12 0.168 −0.049 0.035 0.35
HE −0.65±0.13 −0.63±0.12 0.599 −0.077 0.045 0.13
KF −0.37±0.09 −0.36±0.09 0.449 −0.017 0.023 0.19
BI −0.17±0.08 −0.17±0.09 0.849 0.004 0.022 −0.05
HF 0.15±0.15 0.16±0.14 0.979 −0.001 0.036 0.01
Lateral (m) FC 0.92±0.22 0.98±0.23 0.266 −0.064 0.057 0.28
TO −0.17±0.17 0.77±0.16 0.426 −0.033 0.042 5.65
HE 0.62±0.14 0.65±0.13 0.412 −0.095 0.039 0.21
KF 0.53±0.11 0.55±0.11 0.426 −0.023 0.028 0.20
BI 0.48±0.10 0.51±0.11 0.422 −0.021 0.026 0.20
HF 0.46±0.10 0.47±0.13 0.972 −0.001 0.030 0.01
Vertical (m) FC 0.85±0.05 0.85±0.05 0.968 0.000 0.012 −0.01
TO 0.88±0.05 0.88±0.05 0.877 0.002 0.012 −0.04
HE 0.86±0.05 0.86±0.05 0.906 0.001 0.012 −0.03
KF 0.80±0.05 0.79±0.05 0.755 0.004 0.012 −0.08
BI 0.81±0.05 0.81±0.05 0.726 0.004 0.013 −0.09
HF 0.92±0.09 0.89±0.09 0.171 0.032 0.023 −0.35

Notes: The positive/negative values denote the anterior/posterior, support/kick-side, and upper/lower position of center of mass, respectively.

Abbreviations: LBP, low back pain group; NBP, no low back pain group; FC, foot contact; TO, toe-off; HE, maximum hip extension; KF, maximum knee flexion; BI, ball impact; HF, maximum hip flexion; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval for difference.