Table 3.

Comparison of gait cycle parameters between elderly women and very elderly women

Parameters	Group 1 (elderly women)	Group 2 (very elderly women)	p value	Effect size
Duration of right swing phase (s)	0.38 ± 0.03	0.38 ± 0.02	NS	0.00
Duration of right stance phase (s)	0.59 ± 0.06	0.61 ± 0.05	NS	0.36
Duration of right gait cycle (s)	0.98 ± 0.08	0.98 ± 0.07	NS	0.00
Duration of left swing phase (s)	0.38 ± 0.03	0.38 ± 0.02	NS	0.00
Duration of left stance phase (s)	0.59 ± 0.06	0.60 ± 0.05	NS	0.18
Duration of left gait cycle (s)	0.98 ± 0.08	0.99 ± 0.07	NS	0.13
Duration of swing phase (s)	0.38 ± 0.02	0.38 ± 0.02	NS	0.00
Duration of stance phase (s)	0.59 ± 0.06	0.61 ± 0.05	NS	0.36
Duration of 1 gait cycle (s)	0.98 ± 0.08	0.99 ± 0.07	NS	0.18
Right swing phase percentage (%)	39.3 ± 1.5	38.5 ± 1.3	NS	0.56
Right stance phase percentage (%)	60.7 ± 1.5	61.5 ± 1.3	NS	0.57
Left swing phase percentage (%)	39.4 ± 1.3	38.7 ± 1.2	NS	0.56
Left stance phase percentage (%)	60.7 ± 1.3	61.3 ± 1.2	NS	0.48
Swing phase percentage (%)	39.4 ± 1.3	38.6 ± 1.1	<0.05	0.66
Stance phase percentage (%)	60.6 ± 1.3	61.4 ± 1.1	<0.05	0.66
Single support percentage (%)	78.6 ± 2.6	77.2 ± 2.2	NS	0.58
Double support percentage (%)	21.4 ± 2.6	22.8 ± 2.2	NS	0.58

All values are presented as mean ± standard deviation, unless otherwise stated

NS not significant