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International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

Table 3 Functional balance test

From: Exploring the appropriate test methods to examine the effects of firefighter personal protective equipment on mobility

 

Baseline

PPC

L-SCBA

H-SCBA

F

p

Tukey test

FRT

36.4 ± 6.8

32.3 ± 3.8

25.8 ± 4.3

22.5 ± 4.7

13.9

p < 0.001

a, b > c, d

TUG

7.2 ± 0.9

8.4 ± 0.9

8.4 ± 0.8

9.2 ± 0.8

7.9

p < 0.001

a > b, c, d

WPT

7.0 ± 1.1

7.2 ± 1.3

7.9 ± 1.5

8.4 ± 1.3

1.8

0.168

 
  1. The values are presented in seconds (s)
  2. Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  3. a: Baseline, b: PPC, c: L-SCBA, d: H-SCBA
  4. PPC personal protective clothing; L-SCBA light self-contained breathing apparatus; H-SCBA heavy self-contained breathing apparatus; FRT functional reach test; TUG timed up and go; WPT wooden plank time
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