Table 4 One-way ANOVA to compare the control and the study groups as regards the scores obtained at different items of the balance subset of the BOT-2

1) Standing with feet apart on a line-eyes open

4 ± 0

4 ± 0

4 ± 0

3.9 ± 0.3

5.918

0.001

2) Walking forward on a line

4 ± 0

4 ± 0

4 ± 0

3.5 ± 1.1

10.594

 < 0.001

3) Standing on one leg on a line-eyes open

3.6 ± 0.7

3.4 ± 0.9

2.9 ± 0.9

2.3 ± 1.6

19.748

 < 0.001

4) Standing with feet apart on a line-eyes closed

4 ± 0.2

4 ± 0.2

4 ± 0.2

3.8 ± 0.6

4.811

0.003

5) Walking forward heal to toe on a line

3.7 ± 0.8

4 ± 0.2

3.7 ± 0.7

2.3 ± 1.5

27.089

 < 0.001

6) Standing on one leg on a line-eyes closed

2.9 ± 0.9

2.6 ± 1

1.8 ± 0.6

0.9 ± 0.8

39.147

 < .001

7) Standing on one leg on a balance beam-eyes open

3.7 ± 0.7

3.5 ± 0.8

2.7 ± 0.8

2.2 ± 1.8

24.215

 < 0.001

8) Standing heal to toe on a balance beam

3.9 ± 0.3

4 ± 0.2

3.4 ± 0.8

2.9 ± 1.5

19.240

 < 0.001

9) Standing on one leg on a balance beam-eyes closed

3.3 ± 1.3

2.7 ± 1.4

1.4 ± 0.5

1 ± 1

40.273

 < 0.001

Total point score

33.1 ± 3.1

32 ± 3.4

27.8 ± 2.5

22.7 ± 2.7

47.361

 < 0.001

Scale score

17.3 ± 3.7

13.8 ± 4.6

7.9 ± 2.1

7.2 ± 3.1

89.909

 < 0.001