Table 3.

Correlation coefficients (ρ) among the functional mobility tests.

	Coordinated stability	Near tandem balance	Walking speed	Sit to stand	Alternate step	Stair ascent	Stair descent	Age
Coordinated stability		-0.38***	-0.45***	0.32***	0.46***	-0.50***	-0.50***	0.30***
Near tandem balance	0.11		0.38***	-0.24***	-0.28***	0.31***	0.35***	-0.26***
Walking speed	0.10	-0.01		-0.49***	-0.57***	0.68***	0.65***	-0.30***
Sit to stand	0.17	0.10	0.01		0.63***	-0.54***	-0.51***	0.14***
Alternate step	0.15	-0.09	-0.20	0.49***		-0.64***	-0.64***	0.27***
Stair ascent	-0.10	0.21	0.39*	-0.15	-0.40**		0.87***	-0.33***
Stair descent	0.09	0.22	0.45**	-0.14	-0.35*	0.84***		-0.35***
Age	-0.09	-0.26*	0.18	-0.17	-0.25*	0.09	0.03

The upper half represents the correlation coefficients for the older group. The bold lower half of the table represents correlation coefficients for the young group (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.005, *** p < 0.001).