Table 3.
Spatio-temporal gait parameters in the different walking conditions for mild and severe subgroups of PD subjects
| Group | Parameter | Condition | |||
| Baseline | BOF | FOF | AS | ||
| Mild PD | Cadence [step/min] | 105.1 (16.6) | 110.8 (17.9) | 113.3 (15.0) | 100.2 (20.8) |
| Stride length [%BH] | 55.8 (7.3) | 54.8 (7.7) | 55.7 (7.8) | 60.4 (8.9) | |
| Velocity [%BH/s] | 49.2 (11.8) | 50.9 (13.0) | 53.2 (13.3) | 50.1 (13.4) | |
| Severe PD | Cadence [step/min] | 112.6 (12.8) | 111.2 (15.5) | 108.9 (19.2) | 94.4 (10.1) |
| Stride length [%BH] | 45.9 (14.1) | 48.0 (9.3) | 48.8 (7.9) | 55.0 (10.3) | |
| Velocity [%BH/s] | 42.8 (13.8) | 44.6 (11.3) | 44.5 (11.5) | 43.3 (9.3) | |
Mean values and SD (in brackets). Statistically significant differences between conditions and baseline are reported in fig. 3. BOF = backward optic flow, FOF = forward optic flow, AS = attentional strategy. BH = body height.