Table 2.

Factor Loading of Seven Quantitative Variables on Three Independent Gait Factors Rotated and Extracted by Factor Analysis^*

Gait Variables	Pace Factor	Variability Factor	Rhythm Factor
Velocity, cm/s	−0.936	−0.090	−0.288
Stride length, cm	−0.738	−0.008	−0.430
Cadence, steps/min	−0.837	−0.036	−0.134
Double-support time, %	0.385	0.092	0.767
Swing time, %	−0.203	0.116	−0.900
Stride length variability, CV	0.180	0.912	−0.095
Swing time variability, CV	−0.071	0.924	0.056
Variance explained, %	33.6	24.5	24.3

Notes: CV = coefficient of variation.

^*Higher factor scores denote worse performance.