Table 3.
Gait Speed by Demographics With and Without Outliers Included
| Trial 1 (m/s) | Trial 2 (m/s) | Trial 3 (m/s) | Average (m/s) | Change from Trial 1 to 3 (m/s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=113 | n=110 dropped outliers | n=113 | n=110 dropped outliers | n=113 | n=110 dropped outliers | n=113 | n=110 dropped outliers | n=113 | n=110 no outliers | |
| Male | 1.05 (0.25) | 1.06 (0.24) | 1.08 (0.24) | 1.09 (0.24) | 1.10 (0.24) | 1.11 (0.24) | 1.08 (0.24) | 1.09 (0.24) | 0.05 (0.08) | 0.05 (0.08) |
| Female | 0.92 (0.29) | 0.97 (0.24) | 0.96 (0.30) | 1.02 (0.24) | 0.98 (0.30) | 1.03 (0.23) | 0.95 (0.29) | 1.01 (0.23) | 0.06 (0.08) | 0.06 (0.08) |
| p value | 0.022 | 0.13 | 0.045 | 0.23 | 0.030 | 0.17 | 0.029 | 0.17 | 0.61 | 0.54 |
| No A.D. | 1.05 (0.25) | 1.05 (0.25) | 1.08 (0.24) | 1.08 (0.24) | 1.10 (0.24) | 1.10 (0.24) | 1.08 (0.24) | 1.08 (0.24) | 0.055 (0.08) | 0.06 (0.08) |
| Used A.D. | 0.68 (0.26) | 0.85 (0.09) | 0.69 (0.26) | 0.86 (0.09) | 0.72 (0.28) | 0.90 (0.11) | 0.70 (0.27) | 0.87 (0.09) | 0.04 (0.06) | 0.05 (0.08) |
| p value | <0.0001 | 0.07 | <0.0001 | 0.042 | <0.0001 | 0.058 | <0.0001 | 0.053 | 0.61 | 0.91 |
| WNL gait/posture | 1.13 (0.22) | 1.13 (0.22) | 1.16 (0.21) | 1.16 (0.21) | 1.18 (0.21) | 1.18 (0.21) | 1.15 (0.21) | 1.15 (0.21) | 0.05 (0.09) | 0.05 (0.09) |
| Abn gait/posture | 0.81 (0.22) | 0.84 (0.18) | 0.85 (0.23) | 0.89 (0.20) | 0.87 (0.22) | 0.91 (0.18) | 0.84 (0.22) | 0.88 (0.18) | 0.07 (0.05) | 0.07 (0.05) |
| p value | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.19 | 0.12 |
Legend: Values reported as mean (SD). p value in bold if <0.05
Abbreviations: A.D., assistive device; WNL, within normal limits; Abn, abnormal