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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014 Aug 25;44(10):825–830. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2014.5367

TABLE.

Linear mixed effects models defining the extent to which kinematic measures including step rate condition can be used to estimate kinetics, with final models created using backward variable selection.

Adjusted R2 Parameters P-value
Peak Knee Extensor Moment 0.43

    Intercept 0.39 0.440
    −10% Condition −0.29 0.037
    +10% Condition 0.16 0.176
    Foot Inclination Angle at IC 0.02 0.003
    Heel to COM Distance at IC 6.82 0.001
    COM Vertical Excursion 16.88 0.002

Knee Sagittal Plane Energy Absorption 0.58

    Intercept −0.03 0.902
    −10% Condition −0.14 <.0001
    +10% Condition 0.04 0.212
    Foot Inclination Angle at IC −0.03 <.0001
    Peak Knee Flexion Angle −0.01 0.044

Peak Patellofemoral Force 0.55

    Intercept −4.38 0.328
    −10% Condition 3.76 <0.001
    +10% Condition 3.10 <0.001
    Peak Knee Flexion Angle 1.32 <0.001

Peak Vertical Ground Reaction Force 0.48

    Intercept 12.62 <0.001
    −10% Condition −0.19 0.824
    +10% Condition −0.54 0.515
    Foot Inclination Angle at IC −0.05 <0.001
    COM Vertical Excursion 132.00 <0.001
    −10% Condition: COM Vertical Excursion −16.30 0.076
    +10% Condition: COM Vertical Excursion 18.91 0.079

Braking Impulse 0.50

    Intercept 0.07 0.003
    −10% Condition 0.03 0.082
    +10% Condition −0.02 0.174
    Foot Inclination Angle at IC −0.001 0.021
    Heel to COM Distance at IC 0.47 <0.001
    COM Vertical Excursion 0.87 0.001
    −10% Condition: Heel to COM Distance at IC −0.31 0.102
    +10% Condition: Heel to COM Distance at IC 0.34 0.136

Loading Rate 0.04

    Intercept 553.04 <0.001
    −10% Condition 56.28 0.018
    −10% Condition −42.44 0.074

Abbreviations: COM, center of mass; IC, initial contact