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Table 2 Mean ± standard deviation (SD) of balance accelerometry measurements during the test and retest, p-values from the Wilcoxon signed ranks test, and reliability indicated by the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and 95% confidence interval (n = 38)

From: Psychometric properties of instrumented postural sway measures recorded in community settings in independent living older adults

Balance Conditions

Mean test ± SD

Mean retest ± SD

p-value

ICC (CI 95%)

ICC average

AP RMS (mG)

Level EO

7.51 ± 2.21

7.50 ± 2.40

0.95

0.81 (0.67–0.89)

0.61

Level EC

8.57 ± 2.61

8.55 ± 2.27

0.92

0.58 (0.33–0.76)

Foam EO

7.70 ± 2.66

8.03 ± 2.70

0.18

0.77 (0.60–0.87)

Foam EC

11.70 ± 3.64

11.90 ± 4.30

0.89

0.63 (0.40–0.79)

Semi-tandem

7.91 ± 2.81

9.00 ± 3.51

0.09

0.41 (0.11–0.64)

Feet tandem

9.10 ± 4.73

8.65 ± 3.95

0.83

0.47 (0.18–0.68)

ML RMS (mG)

Level EO

4.87 ± 2.02

4.43 ± 2.02

0.13

0.67 (0.47–0.82)

0.63

Level EC

5.77 ± 2.30

5.94 ± 2.44

0.63

0.55 (0.28–0.74)

Foam EO

6.77 ± 2.93

7.11 ± 3.10

0.56

0.55 (0.28–0.73)

Foam EC

11.94 ± 5.42

12.07 ± 4.40

0.77

0.52 (0.25–0.72)

Semi-tandem

5.18 ± 2.03

5.49 ± 2.18

0.21

0.83 (0.71–0.91)

Feet tandem

5.54 ± 2.78

5.77 ± 2.57

0.46

0.71 (0.51–0.84)

AP NPL (mG/s)

Level EO

10.28 ± 3.36

10.57 ± 3.18

0.17

0.66 (0.44–0.81)

0.64

Level EC

14.53 ± 5.05

15.05 ± 5.88

0.70

0.66 (0.44–0.81)

Foam EO

11.24 ± 3.41

11.06 ± 3.57

0.80

0.71 (0.51–0.84)

Foam EC

17.62 ± 6.29

17.68 ± 6.14

0.93

0.82 (0.67–0.90)

Semi-tandem

13.44 ± 4.75

14.85 ± 5.50

0.23

0.35 (0.04–0.60)

Feet tandem

14.72 ± 6.41

15.63 ± 6.15

0.18

0.65 (0.41–0.80)

ML NPL (mG/s)

Level EO

10.43 ± 4.66

10.61 ± 4.35

0.67

0.61 (0.37–0.78)

0.73

Level EC

13.99 ± 7.34

14.22 ± 6.22

0.82

0.79 (0.64–0.88)

Foam EO

15.30 ± 7.07

15.87 ± 6.15

0.27

0.71 (0.50–0.83)

Foam EC

24.09 ± 13.00

23.61 ± 9.81

0.74

0.81 (0.67–0.90)

Semi-tandem

14.43 ± 6.84

15.74 ± 5.87

0.18

0.71 (0.51–0.84)

Feet tandem

17.31 ± 7.66

18.33 ± 7.27

0.46

0.73 (0.54–0.85)

  1. EO Eyes Open, EC Eyes Closed, RMS root-mean-square, NPL normalized path length, AP antero-posterior and ML mediolateral. RMS sway (mG), and NPL sway (mG/s)