Table 1.

Gait dynamics in 9-month-old F1B control hamsters and delta-sarcoglycan-deficient TO-2 dystrophic hamsters walking on a treadmill belt at a speed of 16 cm/s.

Gait index	F1B (n = 9)	TO-2 (n = 14)
Stride length (cm)	8.0 ± 0.2	7.1 ± 0.1*
Stride frequency (Hz)	2.0 ± 0.1	2.3 ± 0.1*
Stride duration (ms)	503 ± 7	443 ± 4*
% Stance	72.4 ± 0.5	74.8 ± 0.4*
% Swing	27.6 ± 0.5	25.2 ± 0.4*
Forelimb stance width	2.4 ± 0.1	2.1 ± 0.1*
Forelimb stride length CV (%)	17.6 ± 1.6	23.6 ± 1.4*
Hindlimb stance width (cm)	3.8 ± 0.1	3.9 ± 0.1
Hindlimb paw placement angle (°)	8.7 ± 1.6	17.7 ± 1.2*

Data are means ± SE; *P < .05, compared to F1B control hamsters.