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Table 3 Responses at the Mini-BESTest, the 4 control systems and each of the 14 items in the test. (Group 2 = often balance problems, Group1 = sometimes balance problems, Group 0 = no balance problems)

From: Dynamic balance in patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis; a cross-sectional study

Variables

All patients (N = 62)

Group 2 (n = 19)

Group 1 (n = 29)

Group 0 (n = 14)

 

Mean (SD)

Min_Max

Mean (SD)

Min_Max

Mean (SD)

Min_Max

Mean (SD)

Min_Max

Mini-BESTest, 0–28

22.8 (3.5)

13–38

20.5 (4.2)

13–28

23.5 (2.8)

16–28

24.4 (2.1)

21–28

I Anticipatory Adjustment, 0–6

4.5 (1.2)

2–6

3.8 (1.4)

2–6

4.6 (1.0)

3–6

5.1 (0.5)

4–6

II Reactive Response, 0–6

4.3 (1.7)

0–6

3.8 (1.6)

0–6

4.6 (1.8)

0–6

4.6 (1.5)

2–6

III Sensory Orientation, 0–6

5.5 (0.8)

2–6

5.0 (1.1)

2–6

5.7 (0.6)

4–6

5.9 (0.3)

5–6

IV Stability in Gait, 0–10

8.5 (1.1)

6–10

8.0 (1.4)

6–10

8.6 (0.9)

7–10

8.7 (0.8)

7–10