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

Table 4 Mean pressure (MP, mmHg) measurements by subject groups and wheelchair (WC) types

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.
0	11	36.1	3.9	13	36.7	1.9	0.277	11	35.8	3.2	13	36.3	2.3	0.776	0.3	0.859	0.4	0.311
1	11	37.2	3.7	13	38.3	1.8	0.186	11	37.1	2.9	13	38.0	2.0	0.277	0.1	0.959	0.3	0.507
2	11	37.3	3.7	13	38.9	1.9	0.055	11	38.2	3.0	13	38.6	2.0	0.910	-0.8	0.182	0.3	0.552
3	9	38.2	3.5	13	39.4	1.8	0.051	8	38.8	3.2	13	39.1	1.9	0.916	-0.7	0.401	0.3	0.600
4	5	37.5	1.6	13	39.7	2.1	0.075	4	37.0	2.2	13	39.3	2.0	0.130	0.5	0.715	0.4	0.507
5	4	38.0	2.1	13	39.9	2.0	0.163	4	37.2	2.0	13	39.7	2.0	0.130	0.7	1.000	0.2	0.754

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