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Table 1 Demographic, self-reported measures and functional testing scores

From: Factors associated with dynamic balance in people with Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD): a cross-sectional study using a virtual-reality Four Square Step Test

Outcomes Group
Controls
(n = 29)
PPPD
(n = 22)
Demographic measures
 Gender (male/female) 11/18 12/10
 Age (years) 30 [15.3] 32 [12.8]
 Height (cm) 170 [13] 170.5 [18]
 Weight (kg) 69.57 (14.86) 69.90 (14.58)
Self-reported measures
 STAI-trait (20–80) 35.83 (7.48) 51.36 (12.20)**
 ABC (0–100) 98.13 [4.99] 76.3 [26.24]**
 DHI (0–100) 0 54.60 (18.5)**
Functional testing scores
 TUG (s) 7.27 (1.43) 8.79 (1.40)**
 FSST (s) 5.64 (1.23) 6.27 (1.21)
  1. Values in the table are mean and (standard deviation) for normally distributed variables, and median and [interquartile range] for non-normally distributed variables.
  2. STAI-trait Trait score on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, ABC Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale, DHI/HDHI  Dizziness Handicap Inventory/Hebrew Dizziness Handicap Inventory, TUG Timed-Up and Go test, FSST  Four Square Step Test. Statistically significant differences between groups are noted with ** (p < 0.01)
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