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. 2012 May 1;4(3):98–107. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v4n3p98

Table 2.

AMP 331 and Vicon gait measures recorded during treadmill walking in healthy young adults

Parameter 2.4 km·h-1 3.2 km·h-1 4.2 km·h-1

AMP Vicon Mean difference AMP Vicon Mean difference AMP Vicon Mean difference
Distance (m) 88.73 ±39.79 117.81 ± 0.68 -29.09 (-51.16 to -7.07) 154.27 ± 12.70 162.77 ± 1.23 -8.50 (-15.66 to -1.58) 188.93 ± 18.85 212.97 ± 1.51 -24.03 (-34.26 to -13.81)
Step count (steps) 87.00 ± 40.22 114.13 ± 9.77 -27.13 (-46.57 to -7.70) 139.3 ± 11.7 140.7 ± 11.4 -1.33 (-2.08 to -0.59) 159.33 ± 9.96 160.40 ± 11.13 -1.07 (-2.68 to 0.55)
Speed (cm·s-1) 65.60 ± 7.76 65.59 ± 0.1 -0.01 (-4.32 to 4.30) 85.93 ± 6.8 90.16 ± 0.2 -4.07 (-7.85 to -0.02) 104.87 ± 10.06 118.02 ± 0.14 -13.13 (-18.70 to -7.56)
Step length (cm) 52.00 ± 7.97 52.04 ± 4.31 -0.05 (-2.97 to 2.88) 55.93± 7.36 57.94 ± 4.79 -2.00 (-4.46 to 0.46) 59.60± 7.50 66.54 ± 4.58 -6.93 (-10.19 to -3.68)
Cadence (steps·min-1) 76.57 ± 6.15 76.09 ± 6.51 0.48 (-0.58 to 1.53) 93.12 ± 7.44 93.78 ± 7.59 -0.66 (-1.03 to -0.29) 106.11 ± 6.74 106.93 ± 7.42 -0.83 (-1.96 to 0.31)
Time (s) 134.73 ± 59.27 179.59 ± 1.04 -44.86 (-77.51 to -12.20) 179.60 ± 1.92 180.58 ± 1.36 -0.98 (-2.21 to 0.25) 180.20 ± 1.66 180.48 ± 1.29 -0.28 (-1.58 to 1.02)

Parameter 5.8 km·h-1 4.2 km·h-1 at 5° incline

AMP Vicon Mean difference AMP Vicon Mean difference

Distance (m) 251.93 ±22.65 289.23 ± 2.14 -37.49† (-49.84 to -25.14) 178.20 ± 46.53 212.66 ± 1.12 -34.46 (-60.44 to -8.47)
Step count (steps) 183.73 ± 9.32 183.73 ± 9.22 0.00 (-0.47 to 0.47) 155.20 ± 10.41 155.40 ± 10.68 -0.20 (-0.63 to 0.23)
Speed (cm·s-1) 139.13 ±11.99 160.29 ± 0.11 -20.87 (-27.51 to -14.23) 105.47 ± 8.44 118.36 ± 0.14 -12.67 (-17.32 to -8.01)
Step length (cm) 68.87 ± 7.82 78.70 ± 4.00 -9.73 (-13.19 to -6.28) 61.53 ± 6.83 64.14 ± 4.33 -2.47 (-5.34 to 0.40)
Cadence (steps·min-1) 121.70 ± 6.22 122.49 ± 6.14 -0.79 (-1.46 to -0.11) 103.27 ± 7.23 103.60 ± 7.12 -0.33 (-0.65 to -0.01)
Time (s) 181.20 ± 1.74 180.56 ± 1.34 0.64 (-0.52 to 1.81) 180.33 ± 1.59 180.22 ± 0.95 0.16 (-1.15 to 1.38)

*Data are expressed as mean ± SD and mean difference (95% confidence intervals) AMP331 – Vicon

significant differences p < 0.05