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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2015 Jan 13;60(2):239–243. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2015.01.007

Table 1.

Participant Demographics, Gait Characteristics and Walking Speed

Total
N=361
M(SD)
Demographics
Age (years) 72.34(8.01)
Height (cm) 168.46(8.96)
Weight (kg) 76.59(14.52)
Female n(%) 183(51)
Black n(%) 99(27)
Gait Characteristics
Cadence (steps/min) 112.8(9.7)
Mechanical Work Expenditure
 Anterior-Posterior (100 J/kg) 1.3(0.2)
 Medial-Lateral (100 J/kg) 0.2(0.2)
Stride Length (cm) 1.2(0.2)
Stride Width (cm) 0.1(0.0)
Double Stance (percent of gait cycle) 0.3(0.0)
Walking Speed
Usual Walking speed (m/s) 1.1(0.2)
Change in Usual Gait Speed −0.003(0.01)
Meaningful Decline in Walking Speed n(%) 82(23)