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Table 2 Mean ± SD, 95% confidence interval, and % difference between CL and LL limbs in both study and control groups for PB parameters. The 90% statistical power value when significant differences were found is also provided

From: Assessment of static posturography and pedobarography for the detection of unilateral forelimb lameness in ponies

 

LL

CL

% Difference

∆ 90%

Pressure distribution

Study

   

1.2

 

42.82 ± 1.49%

57.18 ± 1.49%

7.18 ± 1.49a

 
 

42.09, 43.55

56.45, 57.91

6.48, 7.88

 

Controls

 

49.44 ± 3.32%

50.56 ± 3.32%

0.56 ± 3.32a

 
 

48.09, 50.80

49.20, 51.91

−0.84, 1.96

 

MP

Study

   

12.2

 

83.23 ± 10.27

157.54 ± 17.50

47.2 ± 4.37b

 
 

77.86, 88.60

148.68, 166.39

41.67, 52.80

 

Controls

 

109.33 ± 17.97

111.42 ± 18.33

1.9 ± 1.98b

 
 

97.78, 120.89

99.67, 123.18

1.70, 5.4

 

PP

Study

   

5.4

 

310.73 ± 49.35

398.59 ± 18.14

22 ± 11.76b

 
 

284.39, 337.07

387.96, 409.22

16.07, 28.07

 

Controls

 

335.44 ± 32.33

357.61 ± 63.19

6.02 ± 11.23b

 
 

316.34, 354.54

329.49, 385.73

0.10, 12.53

 

PVF

Study

   

11.8

 

66.84 ± 6.94

91.01 ± 6.67

26.6 ± 1.26b

 
 

61.66, 72.02

86.06, 95.96

21.60, 26.74

 

Controls

 

72.58 ± 3.53

72.80 ± 3.27

0.3 ± 0.86b

 
 

71.10, 74.06

71.41, 74.18

−1.95, 1.52

 

VI

Study

   

14.0

 

31.05 ± 2.91

40.38 ± 4.93

23.1 ± 1.06b

 
 

28.98, 33.11

37.60, 43.17

17.95, 28.75

 

Controls

 

35.48 ± 2.56

35.79 ± 2.65

0.9 ± 0.56b

 
 

34.11, 36.86

34.45, 37.14

−0.81, 1.43

 
  1. aIn regards to the ideal symmetry (i.e., 50% for each limb); bIn regards to CL value