Table 2.
Mean value for stair ascent and descent time by age groups.
| Stair Negotiation Time (sec) |
Men | Women | Overall (n=513) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70–74 (n=26) |
75–79 (n=59) |
80–84 (n=68) |
≥85 (n=51) |
Total (n=204) |
70–74 (n=53) |
75–79 (n=101) |
80–84 (n=91) |
≥85 (n=64) |
Total (n=309) |
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| Ascent | 2.09±0.66 | 2.48±1.11 | 2.60±1.19 | 2.83±1.80 | 2.56±1.31 | 2.91±1.64 | 2.83±1.63 | 2.83±1.57 | 3.22±1.45 | 2.92±1.58 | 2.78±1.49 |
| Descent | 1.98±0.81 | 2.29±0.90 | 2.60±1.25 | 2.74±1.64 | 2.47±1.25 | 2.75±1.61 | 3.0±1.86 | 2.93±1.68 | 3.69±1.81 | 3.08±1.78 | 2.83±1.61 |
Values expressed as mean±SD.