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Table 2 Values of three condition PST measurements (mean, SD, F, p-value, effect size and 95%CIES) obtained by participants (n=26) during the crossover study

From: Effect of a juggling-based physical activity on postural stability, reaction time, and attention focus in older adults: a randomized crossover study

Variable

JP

NJP

“TR”x”PP”

„TR”

„PP”

PRE

Mean(SD)

POST

Mean(SD)

PRE

Mean(SD)

POST

Mean(SD)

F (p-value)

ƞp2 [95%CIES]

F (p-value)

ƞp2 [95%CIES]

F (p-value)

ƞp2 [95%CIES]

PSTC

 Vcop [cm/s]

1.17(.33)

1.09(.28)

1.17(.27)

1.18(.28)

3.38(.08)

.12[.00;.35]

1.47(.24)

.06[.00;.27]

1.09(.31)

.04[.00;.25]

 RangeX [cm]

1.94(.69)

1.87(.69)

2.00(.56)

1.98(.75)

.09(.77)

<.01[.00;.15]

.78(.39)

.03[.00;.23]

.21(.65)

<.01[.00;.17]

 RangeY [cm]

2.65(.58)

2.54(.72)

2.71(.67)

2.86(.61)

2.16(.15)

.08[.00;.31]

5.24(.03)

.17[.00;.41]

.04(.84)

<.01[.00;.12]

 Area95 [cm2]

2.82(1.22)

2.98(1.83)

3.18(1.56)

3.53(2.14)

.40(.53)

.02[.00;.20]

3.55(.07)

.12[.00;.36]

1.71(.20)

.06[.00;.29]

 RMSVX[cm/s]

.84(.32)

.76(.29)

.84(.25)

.86(.27)

2.71(.11)

.03[.00;.33]

1.53(.23)

.06[.00;.28]

.53(.47)

.02[.00;.21]

 RMSVY[cm/s]

1.16(.36)

1.11(.31)

1.16(.30)

1.17(.28)

1.46(.24)

.06[.00;.27]

.58(.45)

.02[.00;.22]

.35(.56)

.01[.00;.19]

PSTE

 Vcop [cm/s]

1.13(.29)

1.08(.27)

1.14(.27)

1.12(.25)

.09(.76)

<.01[.00;.15]

.27(.61)

.01[.00;.18]

.81(.38)

.03[.00;.23]

 RangeX [cm]

1.77(.51)

1.83(.68)

1.88(.60)

1.93(.54)

.01(.90)

<.01[.00;.08]

1.94(.18)

.07[.00;.30]

.39(.54)

.02[.00;.20]

 RangeY [cm]

2.50(.57)

2.50(.59)

2.60(.77)

2.47(.62)

.02(.90)

<.01[.00;.10]

.04(.85)

<.01[.00;.12]

1.06(.31)

.04[.00;.25]

 Area95 [cm2]

2.63(1.25)

2.69(1.30)

3.04(1.49)

2.98(1.46)

.15(.70)

<.01[.00;.34]

2.78(.11)

.10[.00;.33]

.00(1.00)

.00[.00;.00]

 RMSVX[cm/s]

.78(.30)

.77(.31)

.79(.25)

1.15(.30)

14.83(<.001)

.37[.09;.58]

14.81(<.001)

.37[.09;.58]

11.55(<.001)

.32[.05;.53]

 RMSVY[cm/s]

1.15(.29)

1.10(.25)

.79(.20)

1.13(.30)

26.30(<.001)

.51[.21;.68]

20.75(<.001)

.45[.15;.63]

6.09(.02)

.20[<.01;.43]

PSTLOS

 RangeX [cm]

17.35(4.37)

16.73(5.44)

17.15(4.24)

16.67(5.16)

.01(.93)

<.01[.00;.08]

.02(.88)

<.01[.00;.10]

.55(.46)

.02[.00;.21]

 RangeY [cm]

14.86(2.97)

15.47(3.34)

15.64(2.08)

15.68(2.47)

.40(.54)

.02[.00;.20]

1.33(.26)

.05[.00;.27]

.58(.45)

.02[.00;.22]

 Area95 [cm2]

166.47(71.09)

167.48(84.29)

185.47(83.88)

181.18(91.88)

.04(.84)

<.01[.00;.12]

1.74(.20)

.07[.00;.29]

.02(.89)

<.01[.00;.10]

  1. “TR” main effect, intervention (juggling/ non-juggling), “PP” main effect: time (PRE/POST), JP juggling period, NJP non-juggling period, PRE – before period, POST after period, F F statistic of ANOVA RM, ƞp2 – effect size, partial eta square; 95%CIES – 95% confidence interval for effect size; PSTC – standing freely without an additional task, PSTE – standing freely with an additional task; PSTLOS – limits of stability test, Vcop – velocity of center of pressure, Area95 – area 95 percentile, RangeX – medio-lateral range of sway; RangeY – anterior-posterior range of sway; RMSVX – medio-lateral root mean square of velocity, RMSVY – anterior-posterior root mean square of velocity
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European Review of Aging and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1861-6909

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