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Table 5 Weight bearing of the high 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

8.5a

23.4b

68.1c

With

28.0a

40.9b

31.1c

p < 0.001; (b) p = 0.002; (c) p < 0.001

Upstairs

Without

1.5a

27.5b

71.0c

With

13.1a

49.7b

37.2c

(a) p = 0.002; (b) p = 0.003; (c) p < 0.001

Downstairs

Without

8.5a

29.1b

62.4c

With

28.9a

39.9b

31.2c

(a) p < 0.001; (b) p = 0.064; (c) p < 0.001

  1. The sum of the steps per load zone is given in %. Significance level was set to 0.05. Level ground runs n = 36; upstairs runs n = 26; downstairs runs n = 34