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Table 5 The effect of group and task on the trunk displacement parameters according to the generalized estimating equation (GEE) analysis

From: Application of a virtual reality tracker-based system to measure seated postural stability in stroke patients

Parameter

β

Standard

error

Wald χ2

95% confidence limits

p

RDISTAP

     

Intercept

0.98

0.08

159.24

0.83–1.13

 < 0.001

Group

0.93

0.25

13.76

0.44–1.42

 < 0.001

Task (vs solid, eyes open)

     

 Solid, eyes closed

0.09

0.12

0.55

− 0.15–0.32

0.46

 Soft, eyes open

0.43

0.17

6.23

0.09–0.77

0.01

 Soft, eyes closed

0.27

0.10

6.87

0.07–0.47

0.01

Group*Task (vs control*eyes open)

   

 Stroke* soft, eyes closed

1.29

0.45

8.09

0.40–2.17

 < 0.01

 Stroke* soft, eyes open

0.48

0.37

1.67

− 0.25–1.20

0.20

 Stroke* solid, eyes closed

− 0.10

0.24

0.16

− 0.57–0.37

0.69

RDISTML

     

Intercept

0.46

0.04

121.65

0.38–0.54

 < 0.001

Group

0.28

0.11

6.28

0.06–0.50

0.01

Task (vs solid, eyes open)

     

 Solid, eyes closed

0.14

0.06

5.37

0.02–0.25

0.02

 Soft, eyes open

0.92

0.15

36.70

0.63–1.22

 < 0.001

 Soft, eyes closed

0.82

0.11

54.95

0.60–1.04

 < 0.001

Group*Task (vs control*eyes open)

     

 Stroke* solid, eyes closed

0.15

0.33

0.20

− 0.5–0.79

0.66

 Stroke* soft, eyes open

0.60

0.31

3.68

− 0.01–1.21

0.06

 Stroke* soft, eyes closed

0.94

0.31

9.19

0.33–1.55

 < 0.01

MVELOAP

     

 Intercept

3.12

0.15

431.20

2.83–3.42

 < 0.001

 Group

0.56

0.41

1.89

− 0.24–1.37

0.17

Task (vs solid, eyes open)

     

 Solid, eyes closed

0.51

0.30

2.87

− 0.08–1.10

0.09

 Soft, eyes open

0.37

0.11

12.27

0.16–0.58

 < 0.001

 Soft, eyes closed

0.46

0.13

12.95

0.21–0.71

 < 0.001

Group*Task (vs control*eyes open)

     

 Stroke* solid, eyes closed

− 0.62

0.50

1.55

− 1.60–0.36

0.21

 Stroke* soft, eyes open

− 0.07

0.35

0.04

− 0.77–0.62

0.83

 Stroke* soft, eyes closed

0.24

0.39

0.40

− 0.51–1.00

0.53

MVELOML

     

Intercept

1.87

0.04

2077.44

1.79–1.95

 < 0.001

Group

0.33

0.20

2.71

− 0.06–0.72

0.10

Task (vs solid, eyes open)

     

 Solid, eyes closed

0.19

0.16

1.39

− 0.13–0.50

0.24

 Soft, eyes open

0.27

0.08

10.03

0.10–0.43

 < 0.01

 Soft, eyes closed

0.42

0.12

12.81

0.19–0.65

 < 0.001

Group*Task (vs control*eyes open)

     

 Stroke* solid, eyes closed

0.16

0.54

0.09

− 0.89–1.22

0.76

 Stroke* soft, eyes open

0.82

0.30

7.45

0.23–1.41

 < 0.01

 Stroke* soft, eyes closed

1.08

0.37

8.38

0.35–1.82

 < 0.01

AREA-CE

     

Intercept

5.42

0.67

66.22

4.12–6.73

 < 0.001

Group

12.99

2.60

24.91

7.89–18.09

 < 0.001

Task (vs solid, eyes open)

     

 Solid, eyes closed

1.23

1.10

1.26

− 0.92–3.38

0.26

 Soft, eyes open

23.84

4.96

23.11

14.12–33.56

 < 0.001

 Soft, eyes closed

19.68

3.56

30.58

12.70–26.65

 < 0.001

Group*Task (vs control*eyes open)

    

 Stroke* solid, eyes closed

17.83

17.12

1.08

− 15.73–51.38

0.30

 Stroke* soft, eyes open

63.33

20.30

9.74

23.55–103.11

 < 0.01

 Stroke* soft, eyes closed

95.21

26.01

13.40

44.23–146.20

 < 0.001

  1. RDISTML Root mean square distance in the medial–lateral direction, RDISTAP Root mean square distance in the antero-posterior direction, MVELOML mean velocity in the medio-lateral direction, MVELOAP in the anterior–posterior direction, AREA-CE 95% confidence ellipse area