Table 1General characteristics of the participants.
|
Obese group (n = 12) |
Normal-weight group (n = 12) |
t
|
p
|
Gender (male/female) |
5/7 |
5/7 |
|
|
Age (y) |
22.50 ± 2.43 |
21.83 ± 1.11 |
0.86 |
0.401 |
Weight (kg) |
84.06 ± 14.95* |
58.00 ± 10.06 |
5.01 |
< 0.001 |
Height (cm) |
166.76 ± 11.54 |
169.33 ± 11.55 |
0.56 |
0.582 |
Waist circumference (cm) |
99.83 ± 8.33* |
76.67 ± 4.71 |
8.38 |
< 0.001 |
Hip circumference (cm) |
111.25 ± 6.83* |
91.17 ± 4.53 |
8.89 |
< 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) |
30.02 ± 1.89* |
20.12 ± 2.19 |
11.85 |
< 0.001 |
Anterior pelvic tilt angle (°) |
8.75 ± 3.36* |
4.33 ± 2.27 |
3.77 |
0.001 |
Table 2Means (±SD) of COG sway velocity and total distance in the obese and normal-weight groups.
Parameters |
Obese group (n = 12) |
Normal group (n = 12) |
t
|
p
|
Firm-EO |
COG velocity (cm/s) |
4.22 ± 0.78 |
3.978 ± 0.46 |
0.93 |
0.361 |
Total distance (mm) |
323.58 ± 50.87 |
295.58 ± 43.39 |
1.45 |
0.161 |
Firm-EC |
COG velocity (cm/s) |
18.74 ± 2.87* |
16.65 ± 1.92 |
2.20 |
0.039 |
Total distance (mm) |
385.75 ± 60.28* |
333.17 ± 52.73 |
2.27 |
0.033 |
Foam-EO |
COG velocity (cm/s) |
23.22 ± 4.79 |
20.18 ± 5.87 |
1.39 |
0.179 |
Total distance (mm) |
442.83 ± 92.88 |
393.75 ± 97.35 |
1.26 |
0.220 |
Foam-EC |
COG velocity (cm/s) |
39.24 ± 7.38* |
29.87 ± 7.64 |
3.07 |
0.006 |
Total distance (mm) |
731.42 ± 109.40* |
570.17 ± 130.59 |
3.28 |
0.003 |