Stochastic Resonance Training Improves Balance and Musculoskeletal Well-Being in Office Workers: A Controlled Preventive Intervention Study
Table 1
Descriptive and inferential statistics of study variables at baseline.
Training group (n = 26)
Control group (n = 36)
Variable
M
SD
M
SD
t
P
Sex
15 m; 11 f
17 m; 19 f
Smoking
4 s; 22 ns
6 s; 30 ns
Age (y)
36.23
14.46
43.33
13.37
-1.995
0.051
BMI (kg/m2)
24.10
3.67
25.27
3.82
-1.174
0.245
Health Status
4.19
0.75
4.09
0.75
0.531
0.597
Sport Activity
3.88
1.58
3.85
1.26
0.086
0.931
Balance-Test 1 (TotAngArea)
45.81
50.91
66.87
94.28
-1.034
0.305
Balance-Test 1 (TotVelArea)
643.73
652.91
806.09
1117.82
-0.663
0.510
Surefootedness (Day 1)
47.85
5.76
52.64
8.90
-4.792
0.019
Sense of balance (Day 1)
47.38
6.52
51.86
8.86
-4.477
0.033
MSK Well-being (Day 1)
68.77
33.35
73.81
26.48
-0.663
0.510
Muscle Relaxation (Day 1)
65.85
34.31
69.83
26.64
-0.515
0.608
Health Status was assessed from 1 very bad to 5 very good; Frequency of Sport Activity was assessed from 1 never to 7 several times a day; Outcomes of the Balance-Test 1 were Total Angle Area (TotAngArea) and Total Velocity Area (TotVelArea) whereas a lower value means better balance; Surefootedness, Sense of balance, Musculoskeletal (MSK) Well-being and Muscle Relaxation on Day 1.
