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. 2020 Jan 24;15(1):e0228044. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228044

Table 2. Percentage avoidance of stairs (95% CI)a by lift number, direction of travel and demographic group.

Demographic Total n = One lift Total n = Two lifts
Up Down Up Down
Overweight 2,067 49.2 (45.9,52.4) 22.3 (19.1,25.6) 3,973 53.4 (50.9,55.7) 34.7 (32.2,37.3)
Healthy weight 3,873 28.8 (26.6,31.1) 13.1 (11.3,15.0) 17,068 49.1 (47.9,50.3) 30.3 (29.2,31.5)
Large bag 130 87.0 (74.4,94.2) 80.3 (65.6,90.0) 751 81.9 (77.0,86.0) 76.6 (71.1,81.4)
No bag 5,810 35.2 (33.3,37.1) 14.5 (13.0,16.1) 20,290 48.8 (47.7,49.9) 29.4 (28.3,30.4)
Female 3,500 41.8 (39.3,44.4) 20.3 (18.1,22.7) 11,944 53.0 (51.6,54.4) 35.9 (34.5,37.4)
Male 2,440 28.4 (25.6,31.2) 9.9 (7.9,12.1) 9,097 45.7 (44.1,47.3) 25.1 (23.7,26.7)

a; CI = confidence interval.