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. 2021 Jun 1;16(3):628–635. doi: 10.26603/001c.23430

Table 2: Comparison of Y-balance test (YBT) normalized reach distances and composite scores between dominant and non-dominant legs for both the asymptomatic and the chronic low back pain (CLBP) groups.

Dominant Leg * Non-dominant Leg * 95% CI p-value ‡‡
Asymptomatic Group (n=15)
ANT (%LL) 68.6 ± 6.1 70.4 ± 6.0 0.33 to 4.02 0.091
PM (%LL) 112.4 ± 12.7 112.7 ± 13.6 2.04 to 2.52 0.824
PL (%LL) 108.7 ± 16.0 107.6 ± 13.6 3.85 to 1.70 0.419
Composite Score (%LL) 96.6 ± 10.2 96.9 ± 10.2 0.73 to 1.40 0.509
CLBP Group (n=15)
ANT (%LL) 63.1 ± 7.4 63.1 ± 6.7 2.22 to 2.22 0.998
PM (%LL) 92.7 ± 13.5 93.7 ± 13.8 1.64 to 3.58 0.440
PL (%LL) 88.6 ± 13.0 86.8 ± 13.2 3.96 to 0.31 0.088
Composite Score (%LL) 81.5 ± 10.6 81.2 ± 10.1 1.84 to 1.27 0.701

CLBP, chronic low back pain; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; ANT, anterior; PM, posteromedial; PL, posterolateral; %LL, normalized to leg length expressed as a percentage.

*Values are mean ± SD.

Normalized reach was calculated as [reach distance (cm)/leg length of stance leg (cm) x 100].

Composite score is the average of the three reach distances (ANT, PM, PL) divided by three times the leg length (LL) and multiplied by 100

‡‡Statistically significant difference at the 0.05 level.