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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and baseline values (mean ± SD)

From: Feasibility and effects of applying stochastic resonance whole-body vibration on untrained elderly: a randomized crossover pilot study

 

Group A

Group B

p

 

(n = 10)

(n = 10)

 

Age (years)

76.8 ± 7.7

80.7 ± 5.7

0.290

Height (m)

1.76 ± 0.07

1.64 ± 0.05

0.001

Weight (kg)

81.00 ± 10.4

69.20 ± 9.8

0.034

BMI (Kg/cm2)

26.1 ± 2.5

25.8 ± 3.8

0.597

Sway AP (mm)

36.5 ± 6.7

30.1 ± 12.0

0.162

Sway ML (MM)

32.9 ± 9.1

26.8 ± 15.0

0.199

FRT (cm)

33.2 ± 7.2

28.3 ± 8.1

0.174

ETGUG ss (s)

2.20 ± 1.0

2.72 ± 1.3

0.226

ETGUG 0–2 m (s)

1.67 ± 0.7

2.05 ± 1.2

0.472

ETGUG 2–8 m (s)

3.46 ± 0.9

3.69 ± 2.2

0.364

ETGUG turn (s)

3.15 ± 0.9

3.87 ± 1.4

0.151

ETGUG 12–18 m (s)

4.10 ± 0.9

5.18 ± 2.1

0.121

ETGUG 18–20 m (s)

2.20 ± 0.8

2.19 ± 0.8

0.112

ETGUG total time (s)

16.8 ± 3.4

20.1 ± 7.0

0.096

ST (m/s)

0.77 ± 0.2

0.88 ± 0.3

0.705

DT (m/s)

0.85 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.4

0.082

RTH (ms)

276 ± 0.7

281 ± 0.7

0.791

RTF (MS)

299 ± 0.6

331 ± 0.8

0.545