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Mean (SD) walking speed, cadence and percent of gait cycle spent in swing phase for both groups at each of the walking speeds tested.
| Young adults |
Older adults |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow | Preferred | Fast | Slow | Preferred | Fast | |
| Walking speed (m/s) |
1.07 (0.10) |
1.33 (0.13) |
1.60 (0.13) |
1.06 (0.10) |
1.32 (0.13) |
1.58 (0.16) |
| Cadence (steps/min) |
98 (11) | 112 (10) | 122 (10) | 100 (6) | 115 (7) | 125 (9) |
| Swing phase (% gait cycle) |
32 (1) | 34 (1) | 35 (1) | 32 (2) | 34 (2) | 35 (2) |
