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Table 2 Comparisons of the GVMBT with the BBS and the TUG: floor and ceiling effects

From: Cross-cultural adaption and validation of the German version of the Mini-BESTest in individuals after stroke: an observational study

Measurement instruments (Range of scores)

Skewness [95%CI]

p- value

Kurtosis [95%CI]

p- value

Floor effect (% participants with lowest possible score)

Ceiling effect (% participants with highest possible score)

GVMBT (0–28 points)

−0.19 [− 0.87;0.49]

0.29

−1.10 [−2.46;0.26]

0.06

0

2

BBS (0–56 points)

−1.06 [− 1.74;− 0.39]

0.001**

0.40 [− 0.96;1.76]

0.28

0

14

TUG (time in seconds)

0.68 [0.01;1.36]

0.02*

-0.39 [−1.74;0.97]

0.29

NA

NA

  1. GVMBT German version of the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test, BBS Berg Balance Scale, TUG Timed "Up & Go", s Seconds, 95% CI 95% Confidence interval, SE Standard error, NA Not applicable
  2. * p < .05, ** p < .01