Table 3. Gait parameters recorded by BioStampRC as a function of group and speed.
Test | Gait parameter | Control | Mild MS | Moderate MS | Severe MS |
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Over-ground comfortable walking | Stride time (ms) | 1083±111 | 1035±64 | 1239±101*† | 1594±419*†δ |
Swing time (ms) | 445±40 | 437±29 | 467±40† | 521±87*†δ | |
Step time (ms) | 543±53 | 522±36 | 619±51*† | 800±208*†δ | |
T25W | Stride time (ms) | 874±108 | 915±50 | 1079±121*† | 1369±368*†δ |
Swing time (ms) | 383±43 | 399±30 | 430±34*† | 478±85*†δ | |
Step time (ms) | 422±52 | 463±26 | 542±60*† | 687±18*†δ | |
TUG | Stride time (ms) | 856±122 | 929±85 | 1082±172*† | 1468±408*†δ |
Swing time (ms) | 378±51 | 395±41 | 427±43*† | 481±92*†δ | |
Step time (ms) | 429±58 | 471±43 | 549±93*† | 744±211*†δ | |
6MW_Comfortable | Step number | 636±184 | 692±60 | 484±150*† | 392±94*† |
Stride time (ms) | 1076±92 | 1047±96 | 1385±193*† | 1857±40*†δ | |
Swing time (ms) | 461±33 | 447±29 | 498±57† | 534±87*† | |
Step time (ms) | 538±46 | 523±46 | 693±97*† | 929±202*†δ | |
6MW_Slow | Step number | 562±168 | 614±68 | 466±74*† | 340±92*†δ |
Stride time (ms) | 1214±128 | 1184±141 | 1587±285*† | 2233±600*†δ | |
Swing time (ms) | 486±38 | 482±41 | 543±76*† | 574±101*† | |
Step time (ms) | 607±64 | 592±705 | 793±142*† | 1047±414*†δ | |
6MW_Fast | Step number | 680±204 | 736±78 | 548±110*† | 380±150*†δ |
Stride time (ms) | 1009±109 | 987±103 | 1342±267*† | 1668±596*†δ | |
Swing time (ms) | 440±34 | 425±41 | 495±60*† | 546±95*† δ | |
Step time (ms) | 505±54 | 494±51 | 671±133*† | 833±297*†δ |
Note: Significantly (p<0.05) difference from
*the controls;
†the mild MS group;
δ the moderate MS group