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Table 3 Weight bearing of all users (runs n = 48)

From: Can elderly individuals perform partial weight bearing on their lower limbs? A prospective cohort study using ambulatory real-time biofeedback

 

Biofeedback

 < 15 kg (%)

15–30 kg (%)

 > 30 kg (%)

Course 1

Level ground 50 m

Without

15.0a

32.3b

52.7c

With

29.7a

45.3b

25.0c

(a) p < 0.001; (b) p = 0.010; (c) p = 0.001

Course 2

Upstairs

Without

10.2a

48.2b

41.6c

With

22.0a

55.0b

23.0c

(a) p = 0.005; (b) p = 0.319; (c) p = 0.012

Downstairs

Without

19.3a

34.3b

46.4c

With

33.8a

41.6b

24.4c

(a) p = 0.024; (b) p = 0.160; (c) p = 0.001

  1. The sum of the steps per load zone is given in %. Significance level was set to 0.05