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. 2019 Dec 10;8(12):2177. doi: 10.3390/jcm8122177

Table 2.

Means and mixed model analysis of DTCmotor during all Dual Task conditions.

Group Digit Span (mean ± SD) Subtraction (mean ± SD) Vigilance (mean ± SD)
Pre Post Fu Pre Post Fu Pre Post Fu
Walk
DTCmotor (%)
DTT 13.5 ± 7.6
(n = 18)
8.6 ± 7.8
(n = 18)
7.2 ± 10.0
(n = 19)
17.1 ± 9.5
(n = 18)
12.9 ± 10.0
(n = 18)
10.2 ± 7.1
(n = 19)
7.8 ± 5.6
(n = 17)
4.4 ± 5.2
(n = 18)
3.9 ± 7.0
(n = 19)
SMT 12.1 ± 10.5
(n = 19)
13.4 ± 9.5
(n = 18)
14.2 ± 8.6
(n = 19)
14.8 ± 8.3
(n = 18)
17.4 ± 8.8
(n = 18)
17.5 ± 9.5
(n = 19)
9.9 ± 9.7
(n = 19)
8.7 ± 6.5
(n = 18)
7.4 ± 6.7
(n = 19)
p-values T: 0.286 G: 0.171 T*G: 0.015 * T: 0.129 G: 0.169 T*G: 0.006* T: 0.026* G: 0.090 T*G: 0.699
Walk
Speed (m/s)
DTT 0.97 ± 0.23
(n = 19)
1.09 ± 0.22
(n = 18)
1.05 ± 0.24
(n = 20)
0.93 ± 0.23
(n = 19)
1.04 ± 0.23
(n = 18)
1.02 ± 0.24
(n = 20)
1.04 ± 0.25
(n = 18)
1.14 ± 0.22
(n = 18)
1.08 ± 0.26
(n = 20)
SMT 0.92 ± 0.26
(n = 20)
0.97 ± 0.24
(n = 18)
0.94 ± 0.23
(n = 20)
0.92 ± 0.25
(n = 18)
0.92 ± 0.23
(n = 18)
0.90 ± 0.24
(n = 20)
0.95 ± 0.26
(n = 20)
1.02 ± 0.23
(n = 18)
1.01 ± 0.25
(n = 20)
p-values T: 0.021* G: 0.175 T*G: 0.081 T: 0.059 G: 0.158 T*G: 0.077 T: 0.019 * G: 0.200 T*G: 0.237
Cup
DTCmotor (%)
DTT 7.7 ± 9.0
(n = 17)
7.2 ± 9.1
(n = 18)
4.6 ± 12.6
(n = 19)
11.2 ± 11.8
(n = 16)
10.1 ± 8.2
(n = 18)
7.8 ± 11.7
(n = 18)
3.3 ± 6.6
(n = 17)
3.3 ± 8.3
(n = 18)
2.3 ± 7.4
(n = 19)
SMT 9.7 ± 14.7
(n = 19)
14.1 ± 9.0
(n = 18)
13.6 ± 6.3
(n = 19)
15.2 ± 17.0
(n = 19)
20.4 ± 10.5
(n = 18)
18.1 ± 8.0
(n = 19)
0.5 ± 11.3
(n = 19)
8.8 ± 8.4
(n = 18)
8.7 ± 6.5
(n = 19)
p-values T: 0.675 G: 0.026 * T*G: 0.227 T: 0.501 G: 0.011 * T*G: 0.340 T: 0.033 * G: 0.126 T*G: 0.013 *
Cup
Speed (m/s)
DTT 0.93 ± 0.26
(n = 19)
1.03 ± 0.27
(n = 18)
1.01 ± 0.29
(n = 20)
0.88 ± 0.26
(n = 18)
1.00 ± 0.27
(n = 18)
0.97 ± 0.28
(n = 19)
0.97 ± 0.28
(n = 19)
1.07 ± 0.25
(n = 18)
1.03 ± 0.26
(n = 20)
SMT 0.88 ± 0.26
(n = 20)
0.91 ± 0.24
(n = 18)
0.88 ± 0.26
(n = 20)
0.82 ± 0.25
(n = 20)
0.85 ± 0.24
(n = 18)
0.83 ± 0.26
(n = 20)
0.96 ± 0.26
(n = 20)
0.98 ± 0.28
(n = 18)
0.93 ± 0.27
(n = 20)
p-values T: 0.126 G: 0.164 T*G: 0.115 T: 0.113 G: 0.087 T*G: 0.155 T: 0.622 G: 0.347 T*G: 0.101
Obstacles
DTCmotor (%)
DTT 9.9 ± 9.9
(n = 17)
4.0 ± 7.7
(n=18)
4.7 ± 10.0
(n = 18)
10.2 ± 7.4
(n = 17)
7.3 ± 8.5
(n = 18)
6.8 ± 9.4
(n = 19)
3.5 ± 9.5
(n = 18)
−0.1 ± 5.1
(n = 18)
1.4 ± 8.1
(n = 19)
SMT 8.7 ± 7.9
(n = 19)
10.7 ± 11.5
(n = 18)
9.2 ± 7.8
(n = 19)
10.8 ± 10.4
(n = 19)
14.9 ± 9.3
(n = 18)
11.8 ± 12.3
(n = 19)
2.2 ± 6.7
(n = 19)
6.1 ± 8.8
(n = 18)
5.1 ± 4.1
(n = 19)
p-values T: 0.329 G: 0.189 T*G: 0.072 T: 0.576 G: 0.090 T*G: 0.211 T: 0.957 G: 0.101 T*G: 0.064
Obstacles
Speed (m/s)
DTT 0.81 ± 0.24
(n = 18)
0.95 ± 0.22
(n = 18)
0.92 ± 0.24
(n = 19)
0.79 ± 0.21
(n = 18)
0.92 ± 0.23
(n = 18)
0.89 ± 0.24
(n = 20)
0.86 ± 0.26
(n = 19)
0.99 ± 0.23
(n = 18)
0.94 ± 0.25
(n = 20)
SMT 0.79 ± 0.26
(n = 20)
0.82 ± 0.22
(n = 18)
0.80 ± 0.23
(n = 19)
0.77 ± 0.24
(n = 20)
0.78 ± 0.22
(n = 18)
0.75 ± 0.24
(n = 20)
0.85 ± 0.25
(n = 20)
0.86 ± 0.23
(n = 18)
0.82 ± 0.24
(n = 20)
p-values T: 0.017* G: 0.162 T*G: 0.004* T: 0.156 G: 0.100 T*G: 0.031* T: 0.105 G: 0.179 T*G: 0.006 *

Significant at < 0.05 (*). Abbreviations: DTT: dual task training; SMT: single mobility training; DTC: dual task cost; FU: follow-up; T: time; G: group; T*G: interaction term.