Table 2.

Sex differences for spatiotemporal gait parameters: mean values and association with age.

Spatiotemporal gait parameters a	mean (SE)			age-association, 3 (SE)
	women( N= 162 )	men( N= 174 )	p value b	women c( N= 162 )	men c( N= 174 )	p value d
Gait speed, m/s	1.11 (0.02)	1.14 (0.02)	0.185	−0.009 (0.002 )***	−0.008( 0.001 )***	0.475
Cadence, steps/min.	113.05 (0.72)	110.09 (0.69)	0.010	0.214 (0.070)**	0.244 (0.064)***	0.724
Stride length, m	1.19 (0.01)	1.23 (0.01)	0.006	−0.002 (0.001)**	−0.003 (0.001)***	0.437
Stride Width, Cm	10.57 (0.23)	11.28 (0.22)	0.046	0.034 (0.023)	0.008 (0.019)	0.354
Percent of gait cycle (%GC)
Stance	64.01 (0.16)	63.67 (0.15)	0.170	0.012 (0.018)	0.021 (0.013)	0.642
Hip extension	52.60 (0.14)	52.66 (0.13)	0.780	−0.041 (0.021)**	−0.060 (0.022)***	0.269
Hip flexion	11.42 (0.15)	11.01 (0.15)	0.096	0.019 (0.016)	0.052 (0.014)***	0.084
1st Knee flexion	12.79 (0.14)	13.35 (0.14)	0.016	−0.008 (0.016)	0.012 (0.015)	0.314
Knee extension	26.39 (0.35)	27.65 (0.34)	0.025	0.025 (0.037)	0.024 (0.033)	0.980
2nd Knee flexion	24.83 (0.33)	22.67 (0.32)	< 0.001	−0.004 (0.038)	−0.014 (0.033)	0.825
1st Ankle plantar flexion	5.78 (0.18)	6.12 (0.17)	0.246	−0.056 (0.019)**	−0.012 (0.016)	0.056
Ankle dorsiflexion	38.11 (0.30)	38.32 (0.29)	0.663	0.159 (0.031)***	0.060 (0.022)**	0.006
2nd Ankle plantar flexion	20.11 (0.28)	19.23 (0.26)	0.044	−0.043 (0.033)	0.015 (0.019)	0.105

SE: Standard Error.

^aGait speed - controlled for age, height, and mass, Others –controlled for age, height, mass, and gait speed

^bp-values for sex difference in mean values

^cAsterisks indicate a significant association with age:

^*p < 0.050;

^**p < 0.010;

^***p < 0.001

^dp-values for interaction term of sex*age (i.e., testing whether the association between age and the given gait parameter differs in men and women)