Table 2 Balance performance with free compared to restricted arm movement by sex
Test/Outcome | Boys (n = 18) | Girls (n = 22) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Free | Restricted | Free | Restricted | |
OLS test | ||||
OLS time; EO, FI (s) | 52.9 ± 14.0 | 54.8 ± 13.2 | 57.1 ± 15.7 | 51.4 ± 13.2 |
OLS time; EC, FI (s) | 40.5 ± 26.2 | 37.6 ± 25.8 | 31.5 ± 22.1 | 31.7 ± 23.6 |
OLS time; EO, FO (s) | 36.3 ± 23.6 | 34.3 ± 23.0 | 37.9 ± 22.6 | 32.0 ± 21.4 |
OLS time; EC, FO (s) | 9.9 ± 7.8 | 6.9 ± 4.8 | 8.0 ± 5.2 | 5.0 ± 4.7 |
3-m beam walking backward test | ||||
6-cm beam walk (steps) | 13.3 ± 4.2 | 12.9 ± 4.2 | 14.0 ± 3.7 | 12.2 ± 4.1 |
4.5-cm beam walk (steps) | 11.5 ± 5.2 | 10.4 ± 5.1 | 12.8 ± 3.7 | 10.2 ± 3.9 |
3-cm beam walk (steps) | 10.2 ± 5.2 | 5.9 ± 3.3 | 8.2 ± 3.5 | 5.4 ± 3.2 |
YBT-LQ test | ||||
YBT-LQ: AT reach (% LL) | 79.3 ± 7.6 | 77.3 ± 7.8 | 77.1 ± 9.1 | 73.0 ± 9.7 |
YBT-LQ: PM reach (% LL) | 113.1 ± 11.9 | 108.1 ± 12.1 | 109.0 ± 16.6 | 102.9 ± 13.6 |
YBT-LQ: PL reach (% LL) | 108.3 ± 13.5 | 103.7 ± 13.6 | 105.8 ± 15.4 | 101.0 ± 13.1 |
YBT-LQ: CS (% LL) | 100.2 ± 9.9 | 96.4 ± 10.3 | 97.3 ± 12.6 | 92.3 ± 11.1 |