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Table 4 Weight bearing of the efficient users

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

Course

Biofeedback

 < 15 kg (%)

15–30 kg (%)

 > 30 kg (%)

Level ground 50 m

Without

34.4a

58.8b

6.8c

With

34,8a

58.4b

6.8c

p = 0.737; (b) p = 0.867; (c) p = 0.955

Upstairs

Without

20.5a

72.8b

6.7c

With

32.4a

61.3b

6.3c

(a) p = 0.095; (b) p = 0.094; (c) p = 0.895

Downstairs

Without

45.5a

47.0b

7.5c

With

46.0a

46.2b

7.8c

(a) p = 0.712; (b) p = 0.870; (c) p = 0.868

  1. The sum of the steps per load zone is given in %. Significance level was set to 0.05. Level ground runs n = 12; upstairs runs n = 22; downstairs runs n = 14