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Table 1 Postural sway assessed with a force plate (FP) and with an inertial measurement unit (IMU)

From: Coherence and reliability of a wearable inertial measurement unit for measuring postural sway

 

Medio-lateral FP (mm/s)

Medio-lateral IMU (mm/s)

P-value

Anterior–posterior FP (mm/s)

Anterior–posterior IMU (mm/s)

P-value

EC (N = 32)

5.46 (2.56)

6.39 (3.43)

0.001

10.62 (4.44)

13.82 (4.75)

0.001

EO (N = 32)

4.04 (1.61)

5.32 (2.10)

0.001

6.22 (2.37)

8.95 (3.03)

0.001

  1. EC eyes closed, EO eyes open, FP force plate, IMU inertial measurement unit