Table 7. Effects of fire-protective clothing (FPC) with SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus),
age, eyes closed (EC) and their interaction on postural balance (n=29).
F and p-values were determined in an analysis of variance with repeated measurements.

	Mediolateral velocity			Anteroposterior velocity			Velocity moment
Variable	F	P		F	P		F	P
FPC+SCBA	11.3	.002		31.2	<.0001		12.1	.0001
Age	.12	.736		5.47	.027		0.74	.396
EC	22.0	<.0001		101.2	<.0001		20.7	.001
FPC+SCBA×age	1.59	.218		.94	.340		.90	.352
EC×age	1.02	.322		10.2	.004		3.85	.060
FPC+SCBA×age×EC	2.56	.096		1.33	.281		4.48	.021