Table 3

- Results of correlation between perceived difficulty and sway using Spearman’s test.

Spearman’s testPerceived difficulty
D100D50DfDmDQADs
Sway      
NPL_AP-0.048-0.324-0.579**-0.113-0.365-0.438*
NPL_ML0.032-0.409*0.1500.1590.148-0.284
RMS_AP0.157-0.256-0.382-0.139-0.244-0.353
RMS_ML0.034-0.0220.3880.1500.446*0.038

NPL- normalized path length, RMS- root mean square, AP- anteroposterior, ML- mediolateral, D100- counting backwards by subtracting 3 numbers starting from 100, D50 - listening to specific numbers and determine if they were less or more than 50, Dm - reciting months backwards, DQA - regular conversation containing questions and answers, Ds - backward spelling of five-letter words, Df - verbal fluency by naming items or characteristics that start with a certain letter.

  • * - significant at p<0.05;

  • ** - significant at p<0.01,