Table 3.

Mean differences and 95% confidence intervals regarding the comparisons between the groups during the performance of the six-minute walking and stair climb tests.

Variables	Comparisons		Mean difference	95% confidence interval
				Lower bound	Upper bound
Energy expenditure (mL kg−1 min−1) during 6MWT	Limited-community walkers	Community walkers	−1.99	−7.68	3.69
		Healthy controls	8.51	3.27	13.76
	Community walkers	Limited-community walkers	1.99	−3.69	7.69
		Healthy controls	6.52	2.01	11.02
Energy expenditure (mL kg−1 min−1) during the SCT	Limited-community walkers	Community walkers	4.83	1.10	10.77
		Healthy controls	11.49	6.02	16.96
	Community walkers	Limited-community walkers	4.83	−1.10	10.77
		Healthy controls	6.66	1.96	11.35
Energy cost (mL kg−1 m−1) during the 6MWT	Limited-community walkers	Community walkers	0.19	0.05	0.33
		Healthy controls	0.17	0.04	0.29
	Community walkers	Limited-community walkers	−0.19	−0.33	−0.05
		Healthy controls	0.02	0.09	0.13
Energy cost (mL kg−1 m−1) during the SCT	Limited-community walkers	Community walkers	0.14	0.01	0.27
		Healthy controls	0.47	0.34	0.59
	Community walkers	Limited-community walkers	0.14	−0.27	−0.01
		Healthy controls	0.33	0.23	0.43

6MWT, six-minute walking test; SCT, stair climb test.