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Table 3 Measurement of sliding along the seat plane by subject groups and wheelchair (WC) types

From: Sliding and pressure evaluation on conventional and V-shaped seats of reclining wheelchairs for stroke patients with flaccid hemiplegia: a crossover trial

Cycles

V-seat WC

Conventional WC

Flaccid

Able-bodied

 

Flaccid

Able-bodied

p

Flaccid

Able-bodied

p

V-seat vs. Conv.

p

V-seat vs. Conv.

p

 

n

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

 

n

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

 

Diff.

 

Diff.

 

1

10

6.6

8.7

13

-1.7

5.4

0.011*

10

25.4

19.5

13

2.4

13.7

0.002*

-18.8

0.007*

-4.1

0.286

2

10

9.2

9.7

13

-3.7

7.5

0.002*

10

45.9

28.8

13

4.7

12.7

< 0.001*

-36.7

0.003*

-8.4

0.012*

3

8

12.1

12.5

13

-3

7.8

0.004*

8

54.8

30.6

13

4.4

14.7

< 0.001*

-42.7

0.012*

-7.4

0.045*

4

5

7.7

8.9

13

-2.1

8.5

0.117

4

44.6

13.4

13

3.9

13.2

0.002*

-36.9

0.068†

-6

0.055

5

4

13.8

9.9

13

-2.2

8.6

0.023*

4

54.6

16.7

13

6.4

16

0.002*

-40.8

0.109†

-8.6

0.006*

  1. *p < 0.05 †The nonparametric tests lack statistical power with small sample size.