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. 2023 May 9;14:1177159. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1177159

TABLE 3.

The test-retest reliability of kinematic parameters under three conditions when descending stairs.

Firs session Secon session ICC 95% CI r P
Single task Step cadence (step/min) 109.1 ± 16.1 109.2 ± 16.6 0.956 0.909–0.978 0.916 <0.001
Step speed (m/s) 0.56 ± 0.08 0.55 ± 0.09 0.878 0.750–0.940 0.785 <0.001
Step length(m) 0.63 ± 0.02 0.63 ± 0.02 0.745 0.478–0.876 0.597 <0.001
Step width(m) 0.07 ± 0.04 0.07 ± 0.04 0.795 0.580–0.900 0.660 <0.001
Cognitive task Step cadence 90.4 ± 19.4 91.9 ± 19.8 0.944 0.886–0.973 0.895 <0.001
Step speed (m/s) 0.48 ± 0.10 0.47 ± 0.10 0.932 0.861–0.967 0.873 <0.001
Step length(m) 0.62 ± 0.02 0.62 ± 0.02 0.710 0.597–0.885 0.396 0.025
Step width(m) 0.08 ± 0.03 0.08 ± 0.04 0.685 0.354–0.846 0.528 0.002
Manual task Step cadence 91.4 ± 13.7 93.6 ± 15.4 0.925 0.846–0.963 0.866 <0.001
Step speed (m/s) 0.47 ± 0.08 0.47 ± 0.08 0.779 0.548–0.892 0.639 <0.001
Step length(m) 0.62 ± 0.02 0.62 ± 0.02 0.305 −4.25–0.661 0.185 0.310
Step width(m) 0.06 ± 0.04 0.06 ± 0.03 0.661 0.306–0.835 0.500 0.004