Table 3.
Stationary and rotating rod performance: synopsis of ANOVA results and multiple comparisons
Traversal time |
Slips |
Falls |
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0 rpm | 10 rpm cw | 0 rpm | 10 rpm cw | 0 rpm | 10 rpm cw | |
Group | *** | ** | ** | *** | NS | *** |
DL slower than all other groups | DL slower than all other groups | DL slip more often than all other groups | DL slip more often than all other groups | DL fall more frequent than all other groups | ||
(Fig. 4c) | ||||||
Incline | *** | *** | * | * | *** | ** |
Slower at 35° than 0° and 22.5° | Slower at 35° than 0° and 22.5° | More slips at 35° than 0° and 22.5° | Fewer slips at 22.5° than 0° and 35° | More falls at 0° than 22.5° and 35°; more falls at 22.5° than 35° | More falls at 0° than 22.5° and 35° | |
Group × incline | NS | NS | NS | NS | ** | NS |
At 0° DL fall more than all other groups | (Fig. 4d) | |||||
(Fig. 4b) |
NS, Not significant.
*p < 0.05;
**p < 0.01;
***p < 0.001 (mixed-model ANOVAs).