Table 2. Comparison of descending and ascending the stairs (n=78).

	Descending	Ascending
Stair climbing time (sec)a*	5.1 ± 1.7	4.4 ± 1.1
Handrail use (people [%])b*	56 [72]	37 [47]
Step-by-step (people [%])b*	34 [44]	8 [10]

^aMean ± standard deviation are displayed using a paired t-test.

^bFisher’s exact test was used.

*p<0.01.