Table 1.
Overview of spatial and temporal gait parameters during preferred and fast walking speeds for 21 subjects. Values represent means over the trial (standard deviation). Left and Right sides for unilateral parameters were treated separately.
| Preferred walking speed | Fast walking speed | |||||||
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Change | Week 1 | Week 2 | Change | |||
| Gait variables | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (95% CI)* | ICC (95% CI)* | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (95% CI)* | ICC (95% CI)* |
| Walking speed (cm/s) | 142.49 (19.58) | 147.14 (20.32) | 4.65 (1.27 – 8.03) | 0.96 (0.91 – 0.99) | 176.73 (17.11) | 179.69 (15.98) | 2.96 (-0.47 – 6.39) | 0.95 (0.87 – 0.98) |
| Step length (cm) | 77.83 (8.48) | 79.40 (8.30) | 1.57 (0.68 – 2.46) | 0.97 (0.95 – 0.98) | 86.92 (8.04) | 87.82 (7.43) | 0.89 (0.13 – 1.66) | 0.97 (0.95 – 0.99) |
| Stride length (cm) | 155.83 (17.09) | 159.00 (16.62) | 3.17 (1.36 – 4.98) | 0.97 (0.94 – 0.98) | 173.72 (15.96) | 175.83 (14.74) | 2.11 (0.49 – 3.74) | 0.97 (0.95 – 0.98) |
| Base of support (cm) | 8.27 (1.82) | 8.94 (1.83) | 0.66 (0.19 – 1.14) | 0.80 (0.50 – 0.92) | 8.81 (1.94) | 9.58 (1.88) | 0.78 (0.27 – 1.29) | 0.79 (0.47 – 0.91) |
| Step time (s) | 0.55 (0.034) | 0.54 (0.036) | -0.01 (-0.01 – -0.002) | 0.95 (0.91 – 0.97) | 0.50 (0.032) | 0.49 (0.029) | -0.01 (-0.01 – -0.002) | 0.96 (0.92 – 0.98) |
| Stride time (s) | 1.10 (0.068) | 1.09 (0.071) | -0.01 (-0.02 – -0.003) | 0.96 (0.92 – 0.98) | 0.99 (0.066) | 0.98 (0.056) | -0.01 (-0.02 – -0.001) | 0.96 (0.92 – 0.98) |
| Swing time (s) | 0.45 (0.025) | 0.44 (0.022) | -0.01 (-0.01 – -0.003) | 0.93 (0.87 – 0.96) | 0.41 (0.024) | 0.41 (0.019) | -0.01 (-0.01 – -0.001) | 0.89 (0.80 – 0.94) |
| Stance time (s) | 0.65 (0.050) | 0.65 (0.053) | -0.01 (-0.01 – 0.002) | 0.94 (0.89 – 0.97) | 0.57 (0.047) | 0.57 (0.042) | -0.002 (-0.01 – 0.001) | 0.95 (0.90 – 0.97) |
| Single support time (s) | 0.45 (0.026) | 0.44 (0.022) | -0.01 (-0.01 – -0.002) | 0.92 (0.84 – 0.95) | 0.41 (0.025) | 0.41 (0.019) | -0.001 (-0.01 – -0.001) | 0.89 (0.80 – 0.94) |
| Double support time (s) | 0.21 (0.040) | 0.21 (0.037) | < 0.001 (-0.01 – 0.01) | 0.93 (0.87 – 0.96) | 0.17 (0.028) | 0.17 (0.031) | -0.001 (-0.01 – 0.004) | 0.91 (0.83 – 0.95) |
| Toe in toe out (deg) | 5.09 (5.83) | 5.28 (5.74) | 0.20 (-0.30 – 0.70) | 0.98 (0.96 – 0.99) | 4.69 (6.07) | 4.70 (5.74) | -0.02 (-0.56 – 0.59) | 0.98 (0.95 – 0.99) |
* 95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval