Morning/Evening Differences in Somatosensory Inputs for Postural Control

Table 1

Oral temperature, sign cancellation test, and posturography parameters in subjects under eyes open (EO) and eyes closed (EC) conditions at 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (mean ± SD; ).

		6:00 a.m.	6:00 p.m.
Oral temperature (°C)
Sign cancellation test (s.)
COP surface area (mm^2)	EO
	EC
PL (mm)	EO
	EC
Mediolateral PL (mm)	EO
	EC
Anteroposterior PL (mm)	EO
	EC
LFS ratio	EO
	EC
Romberg’s index

COP surface area: centre-of-pressure surface area; PL: path length; anteroposterior PL: anteroposterior path length; lateral PL: lateral path length; LFS ratio: path length as a function of surface; Romberg’s index: ratio between the centre-of-pressure surface areas measured under the eyes open (EO) and eyes closed (EC) conditions. *Significant difference between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.