Table 1 Geometric Means of Lateral Acceleration Detection Threshold with values for average +/- 1 geometric SD in brackets for three groups studied (young adults, healthy older adults, diabetic older adults), at 5 lateral perturbation displacements tested.
From: Effect of lateral perturbations on psychophysical acceleration detection thresholds
Group | N | Mean Age | Threshold at 1 mm (mm/s2) | Threshold at 2 mm (mm/s2) | Threshold at 4 mm (mm/s2) | Threshold at 8 mm (mm/s2) | Threshold at 16 mm (mm/s2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Young Adults | 11 | 22.89 | 46.14a [99.30, 21.30] | 9.98b [13.48,7.39] | 10.84 [22.94, 5.12] | 12.90 [22.36,7.45] | 9.28 [28.36,3.03] |
Healthy Older Adults | 25 | 59.40 | 79.37a [166.38,37.86] | 30.52ab [70.66,13.18] | 12.77 [28.10,6.33] | 11.70 [21.60,6.33] | 8.92 [17.98,4.43] |
Diabetic Older Adults | 13 | 58.85 | 96.33ab [189.63,48.93] | 61.01ab [126.77,29.36] | 28.83ab [59.11,14.06] | 15.45 [31.83,7.50] | 14.44 [37.26,5.60] |