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Table 2 Minimum test duration (seconds) required to derive reliable COM-based and COP-based balance parameters for clinical purposes (ICC ≥ 0.90) for different sensor locations and test conditions

From: Effect of test duration and sensor location on the reliability of standing balance parameters derived using body-mounted accelerometers

Parameter

Eyes

COM

COP

Head

Sacrum

Sternum

Three sensor

Head

Sacrum

Sternum

Three sensor

JERK

Open

≥ 70

≥ 40

≥ 20

≥ 30

–

–

–

–

Closed

≥ 60

≥ 40

≥ 50

≥ 40

–

–

–

–

RMS-ACC

Open

≥ 60

≥ 40

≥ 40

≥ 20

–

–

–

–

Closed

≥ 40

≥ 20

≥ 50

≥ 20

–

–

–

–

Area-CE

Open

≥ 40

≥ 50

≥ 20

≥ 50

≥ 30

≥ 30

≥ 30

≥ 30

Closed

≥ 50

≥ 40

≥ 20

≥ 40

≥ 120

≥ 120

≥ 60

≥ 40

Area-SW

Open

≥ 50

≥ 40

≥ 20

≥ 50

≥ 50

≥ 50

≥ 50

≥ 60

Closed

≥ 40

≥ 20

≥ 50

≥ 20

≥ 50

≥ 120

≥ 50

≥ 40

Anteroposterior direction

 RDIST

Open

≥ 60

≥ 40

≥ 40

≥ 20

≥ 40

≥ 40

≥ 40

≥ 50

Closed

≥ 20

≥ 40

≥ 40

≥ 20

≥ 40

≥ 120

≥ 40

≥ 30

 MDIST

Open

≥ 60

≥ 40

≥ 20

≥ 20

≥ 50

≥ 60

≥ 50

≥ 70

Closed

≥ 20

≥ 40

≥ 20

≥ 20

≥ 50

≥ 120

≥ 50

≥ 40

 MVELO

Open

≥ 60

≥ 20

≥ 20

≥ 20

≥ 20

≥ 20

≥ 40

≥ 30

Closed

≥ 20

≥ 40

≥ 20

≥ 20

≥ 40

≥ 120

≥ 20

≥ 20

 MFREQ

Open

≥ 40

≥ 20

≥ 40

≥ 20

≥ 20

≥ 20

≥ 50

≥ 50

Closed

≥ 20

≥ 20

≥ 40

≥ 40

≥ 30

≥ 120

≥ 20

≥ 20

 MEDFREQ

Open

≥ 40

≥ 20

≥ 40

≥ 70

≥ 20

≥ 120

≥ 50

≥ 20

Closed

≥ 20

≥ 20

≥ 50

≥ 40

≥ 90

≥ 120

≥ 30

≥ 50

 CFREQ

Open

≥ 50

≥ 20

≥ 40

≥ 70

≥ 70

≥ 120

≥ 60

≥ 50

Closed

≥ 20

≥ 20

≥ 40

≥ 40

≥ 120

≥ 120

≥ 50

≥ 20

 FREQD

Open

≥ 40

≥ 60

≥ 40

≥ 80

≥ 30

≥ 50

≥ 50

≥ 60

Closed

≥ 70

≥ 50

≥ 120

≥ 60

≥ 40

≥ 120

≥ 50

≥ 30

Mediolateral direction

 RDIST

Open

≥ 40

≥ 40

≥ 40

≥ 50

≥ 50

≥ 30

≥ 40

≥ 100

Closed

≥ 50

≥ 20

≥ 60

≥ 40

≥ 40

≥ 120

≥ 30

≥ 60

 MDIST

Open

≥ 20

≥ 40

≥ 40

≥ 60

≥ 50

≥ 40

≥ 40

≥ 90

Closed

≥ 40

≥ 20

≥ 50

≥ 40

≥ 50

≥ 120

≥ 40

≥ 60

 MVELO

Open

≥ 20

≥ 40

≥ 20

≥ 50

≥ 20

≥ 30

≥ 30

≥ 40

Closed

≥ 20

≥ 20

≥ 50

≥ 40

≥ 30

≥ 120

≥ 40

≥ 40

 MFREQ

Open

≥ 20

≥ 60

≥ 20

≥ 20

≥ 30

≥ 70

≥ 70

≥ 90

Closed

≥ 20

≥ 60

≥ 70

≥ 40

≥ 30

≥ 120

≥ 40

≥ 70

 MEDFREQ

Open

≥ 20

≥ 60

≥ 20

≥ 50

≥ 40

≥ 40

≥ 70

≥ 40

Closed

≥ 20

≥ 70

≥ 60

≥ 50

≥ 30

≥ 120

≥ 40

≥ 50

 CFREQ

Open

≥ 40

≥ 70

≥ 20

≥ 60

≥ 80

≥ 100

≥ 70

≥ 80

Closed

≥ 20

≥ 70

≥ 70

≥ 50

≥ 40

≥ 120

≥ 40

≥ 90

 FREQD

Open

≥ 40

≥ 100

≥ 90

≥ 60

≥ 30

≥ 60

≥ 40

≥ 70

Closed

≥ 40

≥ 60

≥ 50

≥ 100

≥ 30

≥ 120

≥ 40

≥ 50

  1. Area-CE 95% confidence ellipse area, Area-SW sway area, CFREQ centroid frequency, FREQD frequency dispersion, JERK sway jerkiness, MDIST mean distance, MEDFREQ median frequency, MFREQ mean frequency, MVELO mean velocity, RDIST root-mean-square distance, RMS-ACC root-mean-square acceleration