Table 2.
Mean equilibrium scores in the ADHD and the control groups in the three test environments.
| SOT condition | ADHD (mean ± SD) | Control (mean ± SD) | Statistics | p-Value | d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silence | |||||
| C1 | 88.96 ± 5.63 | 90.35 ± 3.29 | 1.050 | 0.300 | 0.008 |
| C2 | 85.43 ± 6.17 | 85.79 ± 3.18 | 0.253 | 0.802 | 0.001 |
| C3 | 82.71 ± 9.81 | 86.17 ± 3.61 | 1.653 | 0.108 | 0.290 |
| C4 | 71.53 ± 15.64 | 75.54 ± 9.84 | 1.063 | 0.294 | 0.004 |
| C5 | 43.36 ± 17.04 | 51.47 ± 15.50 | 1.682 | 0.100 | 0.360 |
| C6 | 38.52 ± 20.46 | 49.29 ± 21.22 | 1.732 | 0.091 | 0.440 |
| Composite score | 63.30 ± 12.42 | 69.15 ± 8.54 | 1.886 | 0.066 | 0.042 |
| Music | |||||
| C1 | 88.75 ± 6.26 | 90.76 ± 3.40 | 1.388 | 0.173 | 0.041 |
| C2 | 84.53 ± 9.07 | 86.72 ± 4.90 | 1.049 | 0.300 | 0.022 |
| C3 | 83.39 ± 9.92 | 86.22 ± 4.72 | 1.277 | 0.209 | 0.025 |
| C4 | 72.88 ± 13.28 | 82.34 ± 6.67 | 3.149 | 0.003a | 0.150 |
| C5 | 50.12 ± 20.17 | 57.52 ± 16.34 | 1.373 | 0.177 | 0.020 |
| C6 | 51.84 ± 17.85 | 57.77 ± 19.92 | 1.039 | 0.305 | 0.019 |
| Composite score | 66.80 ± 10.69 | 73.55 ± 8.70 | 2.294 | 0.027a | 0.080 |
| Noise | |||||
| C1 | 90.54 ± 3.56 | 90.39 ± 3.23 | −0.150 | 0.881 | 0.001 |
| C2 | 85.96 ± 5.38 | 85.64 ± 3.85 | −0.235 | 0.815 | 0.001 |
| C3 | 86.72 ± 4.77 | 86.87 ± 3.96 | 0.118 | 0.907 | 0.002 |
| C4 | 75.36 ± 12.88 | 78.78 ± 9.94 | 1.015 | 0.316 | 0.010 |
| C5 | 52.56 ± 17.36 | 58.98 ± 15.60 | 1.318 | 0.195 | 0.022 |
| C6 | 48.64 ± 21.91 | 54.83 ± 19.55 | 1.009 | 0.319 | 0.009 |
| Composite score | 69.69 ± 10.54 | 72.60 ± 9.08 | 1.003 | 0.322 | 0.009 |
SOT, Sensory Organization Test; ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Effect size d, mean of ADHD group-mean of control group/pooled standard deviation of two groups.
indicates p<0.05.