| |
Dancers with no anomaliesa (n = 74)
|
Dancers with both anomaliesa (n = 34)
|
p value
|
Mean Difference
|
95% CI
|
|---|
|
Anthropometric parameters
|
Lower
|
Upper
|
|
BMI (Kg/m2)
|
18.9 ± 2.5
|
19.8 ± 2.3
|
.107
|
−.83
|
−1.85
|
.18
|
|
Postural balance and proprioception
|
|
YBT Anterior (cm)
|
57.9 ± 5.3
|
55.6 ± 5.6
|
.046
|
2.36
|
.047
|
4.66
|
|
YBT Post. Med. (cm)
|
87.4 ± 9.6
|
85.4 ± 8.5
|
.294
|
1.97
|
−1.74
|
5.69
|
|
YBT Post. Lat. (cm)
|
88.4 ± 10.8
|
85.4 ± 9.7
|
.165
|
2.95
|
−1.23
|
7.15
|
|
YBT composed score (cm)
|
91.8 ± 9.4
|
89.9 ± 7.9
|
.303
|
1.83
|
−1.67
|
5.34
|
|
AMEDA (AUC score)
|
.639 ± .037
|
.596 ± .036
|
<.001
|
.043
|
.027
|
.058
|
|
Muscle strength measurements
|
|
Knee extension (N)
|
250.5 ± 46.1
|
227.5 ± 53.2
|
.036
|
22.97
|
1.56
|
44.37
|
|
Knee flexion (N)
|
125.7 ± 19.0
|
117.0 ± 20.1
|
.040
|
8.69
|
.40
|
16.98
|
- aGJH and Scoliosis. BMI Body mass index, YBT anterior Y balance test in the anterior direction, YBT Post. Med. Y balance test in the posterio-medial direction, YBT Post. Lat. Y balance test in the postero-lateral direction, AMEDA Active Movement Extent Discrimination Apparatus
- The total n = 108 presented in that table includes only dancers with both anomalies or with no-anomalies. Other 24 dancers had only one anomaly
