Table 2

- Group comparisons on FGA and individual FGA items.

Mean (SD)Concussion (n=27)Healthy (n=86)P-value (Mann-Whitney)
FGA total27.2 (2.5)28.5 (1.4).004**
FGA 12.5 (0.6)2.8 (0.4).007**
FGA 22.6 (0.7)3 (0.1)< .001***
FGA 32.7 (0.6)2.9 (0.2).003**
FGA 42.9 (0.3)2.9 (0.3).940
FGA 52.9 (0.3)3 (0.2).390
FGA 62.9 (0.3)2.9 (0.3).637
FGA 73 (0.2)2.9 (0.3).821
FGA 82.1 (1)2.2 (0.9).526
FGA 92.7 (0.4)2.9 (0.3).008**
FGA 102.9 (0.4)2.9 (0.3).662
  • FGA - Functional Gait Assessment; FGA 1 - normal walking; FGA 2 - changing speed walking; FGA 3 and FGA 4 - walking during horizontal and vertical head rotations, respectively; FGA 5 - walking and rapid turn; FGA 6 - walking over obstacles; FGA 7 - walking heel-toe; FGA 8 - walking while eyes closed; FGA 9 - backward walking; FGA 10 - ascending and descending stairs.

  • ** p<.01

  • *** p<.001