Table 3. Index of stability (IOS), sit and reach and plank scores for the group as a whole and the elite and sub-elite groups.
| Tests |
Whole group |
Elite |
Sub-elite |
|
| Mean ± SD (CV%) |
Mean ± SD |
Mean ± SD |
ES (Cohen’s d) |
CI95% of Cohen's d |
| CSBT-D (IOS) |
3.56 ± 1.02 (28.5) |
2.99 ± 1.01 |
4.13 ± 0.66* |
1.30 |
0.31–2.26 |
| CSBT-N (IOS) |
3.43 ± 0.97 (28.2) |
2.85 ± 0.80 |
4.02 ± 0.76* |
1.50 |
0.48–2.49 |
| SLBT-D (IOS) |
3.62 ± 0.70 (19.4) |
3.24 ± 0.50 |
4.00 ± 0.70* |
1.25 |
0.27–2.20 |
| SLBT-N (IOS) |
3.68 ± 0.72 (19.6) |
3.40 ± 0.64 |
3.97 ± 0.73 |
0.84 |
-0.08–1.75 |
| Sit and reach (cm) |
38.18 ± 6.56 (17.2) |
38.1 ± 4.1 |
38.3 ± 8.6 |
0.37 |
-0.84–0.91 |
| Plank (s) |
135.40 ± 65.30 (48.2) |
136.4 ± 66.3 |
150.4 ± 89.3 |
0.30 |
-0.85–0.90 |
CSBT-D = curling-specific balance test, dominant leg; CSBT-N = curling-specific balance test, non-dominant leg; SLBT-D = single-leg balance test, dominant leg; SLBT-N = single-leg balance test, non-dominant leg; SD = standard deviation; CV% = between-participants coefficient of variation; ES = Effect size; CI95% = 95% confidence interval;* = significantly different from the elite group, p < 0.05.
