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Table 3.

Milestone achievement: cane and stairs

	DOS group	POD1 group	Chi-square
	N = 204	N = 204	P value
Cane not attempted	16 (8%)	44 (22%)	0.0001
Cane attempted	188 (92%)	160 (78%)
Cane attempted and independence achieved	160 (85% of 188)	133 (83% of 160)	0.6595
Cane attempted and assistance required^a	28 (15% of 188)	27 (17% of 160)
Stairs not attempted	2 (1%)	6 (3%)	0.2842
Stairs attempted	202 (99%)	198 (97%)
Stairs attempted and independence achieved	191 (95% of 202)	181 (91% of 198)	0.2438
Stairs attempted and assistance required^a	11 (5% of 202)	17 (9% of 198)

^aAssistance refers to the need for physical assistance or supervision required to do the task