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TABLE 1. Subject Demographics

NWAC FR TUG Age Gender MMSE Arthritis Post-CVA Device

Subject 1 6.5 20.7 81 F 3 N N N

Subject 2 6.25 134.7 82 F 0 N N N

Subject 3 7.5 16.3 71 F 0 N N N

Subject 4 33.4 70 M 0 N N N

Subject 5 4.75 16 71 F 13 N N N

Subject 6 4.75 26.9 72 F 3 N N N

Subject 7 5.5 26.3 86 F 6 N N N

Subject 8 7.5 8.1 75 F 21 N N N

Subject 9 11 15.44 89 F 20 N N N

Subject 10 29.4 84 F 2 N N N

Subject 11 6 23.6 78 F 0 N N N

MMNH

Subject 1 5.25 21 78 F 27 N Y Y

Subject 2 6.25 30.2 73 M 28 N N Y

Subject 3 5.25 18.3 77 F 22 Y N Y

Subject 4 4.5 18.4 94 F 28 Y N Y

Subject 5 5.5 17.1 84 F 29 Y N Y

Subject 6 3.75 29.3 81 F 25 N Y Y

Subject 7 2.5 49.9 69 F 29 Y N Y

Subject 8 1 30.1 93 F 23 N N Y

Subject 9 5.75 21.1 87 F 29 Y N Y

NWAC = Newton Wellesley Alzheimer’s Center. MMNH = Marion Manor Nursing Home. FR = FunctionalReach. TUG = Timed Up and Go. MMSE = Mini-Mental State Exam. Device = use of assistive ambulationdevice.

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FIGURE 1. FR Scores by Age

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FIGURE 4. Comparison of TUG Scores by Number of Subjects Using Podsiadloet al. Normative Data

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