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. 2016 Aug 11;7:126. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2016.00126

Table 2.

Comparison between spatio-temporal parameters assessed before and after rehabilitation.

Spatio-temporal gait parameters
T0 T5 T17 Time p-value
Step length (m) 0.50 ± 0.11 0.56 ± 0.10a 0.60 ± 0.10a,b <0.001
Gait speed (m/s) 1.05 ± 0.26 1.16 ± 0.26a 1.21 ± 0.26a <0.001
Cadence (steps/min) 114.56 ± 13.35 120.83 ± 9.38a 120.58 ± 12.29a 0.024
Step width (m) 0.17 ± 0.03 0.18 ± 0.03 0.20 ± 0.05a,b <0.001
Stance phase (% of the gait cycle) 61.07 ± 2.75 59.41 ± 3.07a 60.13 ± 1.96 0.002
Swing phase (% of the gait cycle) 38.72 ± 2.56 40.30 ± 2.45a 39.85 ± 1.97a 0.004
Double support (% of the gait cycle) 11.65 ± 2.62 10.21 ± 2.07a 10.20 ± 1.97a 0.002

Values are expressed as mean ± SD.

T0, baseline; T5, after 5 weeks of supervised rehabilitation; T17, 3-months’ follow-up.

adenotes statistical significance with respect to baseline.

bdenotes statistical significance with respect to T5.