Research Article

The Role of Clinical and Instrumented Outcome Measures in Balance Control of Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis

Table 2

Test scores for the MS-F and MS-NF groups.

Outcome measureMS-F ( )MS-NF
( )
P value

BBS46 ± 9.29 49.83 ± 7.380.44
ABC scale (%)66.43 ± 20.0865.10 ± 16.020.90
Composite COG sway velocity (deg/s)1.41 ± 0.471.27 ± 0.540.64
Composite RT (s)0.95 ± 0.331.10 ± 0.220.39
Composite MVL (deg/s)2.84 ± 0.802.73 ± 0.560.81
Composite EPE (%)52.80 ± 13.8263.17 ± 16.840.30
Composite MXE (%)74.80 ± 14.1177.50 ± 16.790.78
Composite DCL (%)67 ± 6.3669 ± 11.620.74
FSS4.31 ± 1.026.08 ± 0.710.006*
Protective sensationAbsent in 4Absent in 20.27
VibrationAbsent in 1Present in all0.32
BI19 ± 1.0919.33 ± 0.810.60

Mean ± standard deviations are shown, *significant at P < 0.01.