Table 4.

Discrete analysis of effect of age for young and older adult groups. Values included for those parameters that reached statistical significance.

Task	Parameter (°)	Young adults	Old adults	p-value
Forward Reach with Low Load	Min elevation plane	−57.06±10.63	15.91±34.45	0.004
	ROM elevation plane	117.50±21.15	82.69±32.70	0.010
	Min elevation	21.30±5.55	9.97±4.84	<0.0001
	ROM elevation	16.78±6.33	27.93±8.45	0.003
Upward Reach with High Load	Min elevation plane	58.96±13.00	1.36±22.97	<0.0001
	ROM elevation plane	131.3±15.72	77.15±21.62	<0.0001
	Max elevation	87.47±6.65	78.64±5.95	0.002
Upward Reach with Low Load	Min elevation angle	32.73±14.93	11.54±19.09	<0.0001
	ROM elevation angle	109.1±16.81	66.66±15.89	<0.0001
	Max shoulder elevation	98.65±4.62	86.97±7.17	0.0004
	ROM shoulder elevation	83.62±9.07	70.68±9.21	0.002
	ROM shoulder rotation	58.12±16.23	39.92±11.02	0.002