Table 2. Timed Up & Go Test Performances of Participants (N = 82).
TUG Trial Number | Geriatric Hospital Unit (n = 50) Mean (SD) | Outpatient Geriatric Center (n = 32) Mean (SD) | P Value Between Settings | Mean TUG, Both Settings (n = 81) Mean (SD) | Repeated-Measures ANOVAsa |
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TUG1, s | 26.4 (15.5) | 22.9 (12.9) | .292 | 25.0 (14.6) | P < .04b |
TUG2, s | 23.9 (14.1)c | 21.2 (11.8) | .368 | 22.9 (13.3) | |
TUG3, s | 22.5 (11.6)c | 20.7 (12.0) | .498 | 21.8 (11.6) | |
Fastest of the 3 TUG trials, s | 21.8 (11.1) | 20.1 (11.5) | .505 | 21.0 (11.2) | P < .001d |
Abbreviations: ANOVA, analysis of variance; TUG, Timed Up & Go.
aBonferroni adjusted analysis in 81 participants.
bComparison of TUG1 with TUG2, TUG2 with TUG3, and TUG1 with TUG3.
cn = 49.
dComparison of the fastest of the 3 TUG trials with the 2 slower trials.