Table 1.
Clinical and demographic characteristics and balance function between cancer survivors and healthy subjects.
| Characteristics | Cancer survivors (n = 41) | Healthy subjects (n = 33) | P-value |
| Age, yr | 49.6 ± 10.5 | 49.2 ± 11.7 | .895 |
| Men, n (%) | 8 (20) | 9 (27) | .43 |
| Female | 33 (80) | 24 (73) | |
| Height, cm | 160.2 ± 6.1 | 161.7 ± 7.9 | .378 |
| Body weight, kg | 59.3 ± 10.5 | 56.4 ± 14.6 | .317 |
| BMI | 23.1 ± 3.9 | 21.3 ± 4.0 | .059 |
| Timed up and go test (s) | 5.8 ± 1.1 | 5.2 ± 0.9 | .026 |
| Eyes open condition | |||
| Length of CoP (cm) | 39.4 ± 14.9 | 39.2 ± 11.5 | .945 |
| Length/environmental area (cm/cm2) | 40.3 ± 33.5 | 40.8 ± 24.2 | .936 |
| Environmental area of CoP (cm2) | 1.7 ± 1.4 | 1.3 ± 0.9 | .156 |
| Rectangle area of CoP (cm2) | 5.7 ± 3.8 | 4.8 ± 2.7 | .244 |
| RMS of CoP (cm2) | 2.2 ± 1.4 | 1.7 ± 1.1 | .113 |
| Eyes closed condition | |||
| Length of CoP (cm) | 54.4 ± 22.1 | 51.1 ± 19.2 | .506 |
| Length/environmental area (cm/cm2) | 38.5 ± 32.0 | 42.5 ± 22.4 | .544 |
| Environmental area of CoP (cm2) | 2.1 ± 1.6 | 1.6 ± 1.1 | .134 |
| Rectangle area of CoP (cm2) | 7.8 ± 6.5 | 6.1 ± 4.0 | .191 |
| RMS of CoP (cm2) | 2.3 ± 1.6 | 1.9 ± 1.1 | .283 |
Values are presented as means ± SD unless stated otherwise. Statistical testing at baseline was performed using independent Student t tests or Pearson χ2 tests.
BMI = body mass index, BW = body weight, CoP = center of pressure, RMS = root mean square, SD = standard deviation.