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. 2015 Jun 30;27(6):1833–1838. doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.1833

Table 2. Spatio-temporal parameters and peak values of joint moment.

Variable Elderly Young


Males (n = 20) Females (n = 20) Males (n = 20) Females (n = 20)
Walking speed (m/s) 1.20 (0.16)* 1.15 (0.12)* 1.26 (0.12) 1.29 (0.10)
Stride length (%Body Height) 73.63 (6.79)* 73.59 (5.48)* 77.47 (5.64) 81.68 (5.69)
First peak force (N/kg) § 10.57 (0.94) 10.71 (1.06) 10.96 (0.75) 10.90 (0.79)
Minimum force (N/kg) § 7.29 (0.58) 7.52 (0.58) 7.20 (0.58) 7.00 (0.60)
Second peak force (N/kg) § 10.43 (0.50) 9.97 (0.61)*, ‡ 10.64 (0.52) 10.74 (0.51)
Hip Extension moment (Nm/kg) 0.76 (0.31) 0.58 (0.29) 0.72 (0.19) 0.64 (0.29)
Flexion moment (Nm/kg) −0.67 (0.17) −0.61 (0.17) −0.71 (0.14) −0.60 (0.13)
Knee Flexion moment during early stance (Nm/kg) −0.23 (0.15) −0.21 (0.11) −0.08 (0.17) −0.15 (0.11)
Extension moment during early stance (Nm/kg) 0.58 (0.29) 0.74 (0.26) 0.71 (0.20) 0.76 (0.27)
Flexion moment during terminal stance (Nm/kg) −0.21 (0.09) −0.10 (0.14) −0.18 (0.12) −0.19 (0.12)
Extension moment during terminal stance (Nm/kg) 0.20 (0.07)* 0.26 (0.12)* 0.17 (0.08) 0.17 (0.10)
Ankle Dorsiflexsion moment (Nm/kg) −0.21 (0.10) −0.24 (0.11) −0.25 (0.08) −0.21 (0.11)
Plantarflexion moment (Nm/kg) 1.16 (0.22)* 1.02 (0.16)* 1.30 (0.11) 1.22 (0.19)

Value: mean (Standard deviation: SD). *: Significant difference between age groups, p < 0.05. †: Significant difference between gender groups, p < 0.05. ‡: Age × gender interaction, p < 0.05. §: Vertical ground reaction force