Table 3. Correlations matrix table between gait kinematic and kinetic parameters and muscle parameters in the whole MS group and two deficiency level subgroups.
| Total Sample (n=29) | EDSS=1–4.5 (n=22) | EDSS>4.5 (n=7) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Quadriceps | Min Quadriceps | Max Hamstring | Min Hamstring | Max Quadriceps | Min Quadriceps | Max Hamstring | Min Hamstring | Max Quadriceps | Min Quadriceps | Max Hamstring | Min Hamstring | |
| Cadence (step/min) | 0.184 | 0.309 | 0.170 | 0.249 | −0.185 | −0.101 | −0.314 | −0.227 | −0.36 | 0.450 | 0.129 | 0.149 |
| Stride Length (cm) | 0.649** | 0.641** | 0.529** | 0.609** | 0.180 | 0.301 | −0.127 | −0.054 | 0.600 | −0.247 | 0.229 | 0.277 |
| Walking speed (m/min) | 0.599** | 0.642** | 0.473** | 0.585** | 0.047 | 0.142 | −0.259 | −0.152 | 0.539 | 0.069 | 0.159 | 0.333 |
| Knee total exurcison (degree) | 0.648** | 0.661** | 0.598** | 0.675** | 0.155 | 0.091 | −0.12 | −0.18 | 0.580 | 0.449 | 0.530 | 0.794* |
| Peak knee extensor moment | 0.432* | 0.416* | 0.482* | 0.590** | 0.235 | 0.108 | 0.394 | 0.521* | 0.057 | 0.175 | −0.186 | 0.243 |
| Peak knee flexor moment | −0.526** | −0.590** | −0.384* | −0.465** | −0.056 | −0.140 | 0.227 | 0.253 | −0.613 | −0.388 | −0.214 | −0.719 |
Pearson correlation values are reported. *p<0.05, **p<0.01