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Table 4 Mean values and standard deviations for age, mobility and other demographic factors comparing three TUG categories: < 10 seconds, 10 – 13.99 sec. and 14 or > sec.

From: The history of falls and the association of the timed up and go test to falls and near-falls in older adults with hip osteoarthritis

Variable

< 10 sec.

10 – 13.99 sec.

14 or > sec.

Age (n = 106)

70.4 (4.2)

73.5 (5.5) *

79.7 (5.7) * †

Mobility rating (1–10; n = 100)

7.4 (1.8)

6.4 (1.7) *

5.5 (1.4) *

# prescription meds (n = 81)

1.5 (1.9)

2.8 (2.8)

4.0 (2.0) *

# co-morbidities (n = 105)

1.6 (0.9)

2.1 (1.1)

2.9 (1.6) * †

Length of time hip OA (yrs; n = 73)

5.8 (5.6)

7.6 (7.2)

10.4 (10.9)

  1. * p < 0.05 comparing to < 10 sec.; †p < 0.05 comparing to 10 – 13.99 sec. category using Tukey's post-hoc analysis