TABLE 1.
Participants’ physical characteristics and preferred walking speeds (PWS). Data are presented as mean (standard deviation).
| Female | Male | All | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| Age (years) | 21.67 (1.91) | 23.49 (2.28)* | 22.52 (2.26) |
| Body height (cm) | 158.06 (4.57) | 174.31 (7.15)** | 165.71 (10.09) |
| Body mass (kg) | 57.42 (14.16) | 72.89 (18.76)* | 64.70 (18.02) |
| Body mass index | 22.90 (5.08) | 23.81 (5.04) | 22.52 (2.26) |
| Preferred walking speed (m∙s−1) | 1.12 (0.12) | 1.16 (0.19) | 1.14 (0.16) |
| Preferred walking speed (km∙h−1) | 4.03 (0.43) | 4.18 (0.68) | 4.10 (0.58) |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.