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 | |