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Table 2 Intergroup differences in the dual-task cost

From: Functional capacity and dual-task cost in the institutionalized older adults, both affected and unaffected by mild cognitive impairment

Variable

MCI Group

N = 44

Healthy Group

N = 44

p

DTC(%)

 DTCMAN, Mean, SD

17.1 (2.7)

8.37 (3.1)

0.002**

 DTCCOG, Mean, SD

25.5 (12.1)

38.7 (27.6)

0.049**

 DTCMAN < 15%

4.5

68

0.001*

 DTCCOG < 15

2.3

16.7

0.007*

Gait speed(m/s)

 TUGT, Mean, SD

0.34 (0.2)

0.54 (0.5)

0.003**

 TUGTMAN, Mean, SD

0.27 (0.2)

0.50 (0.4)

0.005**

 TUGTCOG, Mean, SD

0.26 (0.2)

0.41 (0.2)

0.003**

Single vs TUGMAN(m/s)

 TUGT vs TUGTMAN, Mean, SD

0.06 (0.1)

0.03 (0.1)

0.003**

 TUGT vs TUGTCOG

Mean, SD

0.07 (0.3)

0.13 (0.3)

0.416**

Single task vs TUGTMAN(n%)

 Slower gait speed

86.4

81.6

0.641*

 Faster gait speed

13.6

18.4

0.511*

Single task vs TUGTCOG(n%)

 Slower gait speed

90.9

94.5

0.071**

 Faster gait speed

9.1

5.5

0.071**

  1. Abbreviations: *Chi2, **U-Mann Whitney