Table 2.
Correlations between balance function and quality of life among cancer survivors and healthy subjects.
| Group | Physical functioning | Role-physical | Bodily pain | General health | Vitality | Social functioning | Role-emotional | Mental health | |
| Timed up and go test (s) | Cancer survivors (n = 41) | ||||||||
| Healthy subjects (n = 33) | |||||||||
| Body sway testing eyes open condition | |||||||||
| Length of CoP (cm) | Cancer survivors (n = 41) | ||||||||
| Healthy subjects (n = 33) | −0.39∗ | ||||||||
| Length/environmental area (cm/cm2) | Cancer survivors (n = 41) | 0.31∗ | 0.32∗ | ||||||
| Healthy subjects (n = 33) | |||||||||
| Environmental area of CoP (cm2) | Cancer survivors (n = 41) | −0.44∗ | |||||||
| Healthy subjects (n = 33) | −0.39∗ | −0.48∗∗ | −0.36∗ | −0.44∗∗ | −0.40∗ | ||||
| Rectangle area of CoP (cm2) | Cancer survivors (n = 41) | −0.35∗ | |||||||
| Healthy subjects (n = 33) | −0.39∗ | −0.49∗∗ | −0.42∗ | −0.36∗ | |||||
| RMS of CoP (cm2) | Cancer survivors (n = 41) | −0.39∗ | |||||||
| Healthy subjects (n = 33) | −0.38∗ | ||||||||
| Body sway testing eyes closed condition | |||||||||
| Length of CoP (cm) | Cancer survivors (n = 41) | ||||||||
| Healthy subjects (n = 33) | −0.35∗ | ||||||||
| Length/environmental area (cm/cm2) | Cancer survivors (n = 41) | ||||||||
| Healthy subjects (n = 33) | |||||||||
| Environmental area of CoP (cm2) | Cancer survivors (n = 41) | ||||||||
| Healthy subjects (n = 33) | −0.38∗ | −0.50∗∗ | −0.45∗∗ | ||||||
| Rectangle area of CoP (cm2) | Cancer survivors (n = 41) | ||||||||
| Healthy subjects (n = 33) | −0.44∗∗ | −0.39∗ | |||||||
| RMS of CoP (cm2) | Cancer survivors (n = 41) | ||||||||
| Healthy subjects (n = 33) | |||||||||
Statistical analysis using Pearson correlation coefficient. Only significant correlation coefficients are presented.
CoP = center of pressure, RMS = root mean square.
∗
P < .05.
∗∗
P < .01.