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Table 3 Between-group comparisons of peak trunk and body center of mass (COM) displacement following perturbation

From: Biomechanical control of paretic lower limb during imposed weight transfer in individuals post-stroke

Peak displacement (mm)

Control

Stroke

Vertical

  

Trunk (downward)

31.1 ± 7.0

38.7 ± 12.2*

Body COM (downward)

30.8 ± 7.1

38.3 ± 11.9*

Anterior–posterior

  

Trunk (anterior)

9.3 ± 9.4

8.4 ± 6.9

Body COM (posterior)

28.1 ± 9.9

34.8 ± 13.6

Medial–lateral

  

Trunk lateral

74.9 ± 18.4

76.4 ± 33.0

Body COM (lateral)

51.8 ± 17.5

59.0 ± 27.5

  1. *Indicates p < 0.05