Skip to main content
. 2017 Feb 8;12(2):e0171346. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171346

Table 5. Accuracy and precision of temporal gait parameters measured by BioStampRC.

Test Gait parameter Absolute accuracy Relative accuracy Precision
Meanerror 95% CI Mean error 5%<N 10%<N 15%<N ABS REL
Over-ground comfortable walking Stride time diff (ms) 8.9 5.2–12.6 0.6% 0 0 0 12.0 0.9%
Swing time diff (ms) 20.6 17.3–23.9 4.4% 18 5 1 17.8 3.6%
Step time diff (ms) 7.1 4.4–9.7 1.2% 1 0 0 9.1 1.5%
T25W Stride time diff (ms) 8.3 6.0–10.5 0.8% 0 0 0 11.8 1.3%
Swing time diff (ms) 21 17.8–24.2 5.0% 19 5 1 16.9 4.1%
Step time diff (ms) 7.4 5.7–9.2 1.4% 1 0 0 9.4 1.4%
TUG Stride time diff (ms) 12.6 9.7–15.5 1.2% 1 0 0 14.9 1.2%
Swing time diff (ms) 26.9 23.2–30.6 6.5% 32 18 7 23.2 5.0%
Step time diff (ms) 14.1 11.4–16.8 2.6% 7 0 0 12.5 2.1%
6MW_Comfortable Stride time diff (ms) 0.7 0.3–1.1 0.0% 0 0 0 1.5 0.1%
Swing time diff (ms) 29.8 24.7–35.0 6.3% 31 9 1 19.0 3.9%
Step time diff (ms) 0.4 0.2–0.6 0.0% 0 0 0 0.6 0.1%
6MW_Slow Stride time diff (ms) 1.6 0.4–2.8 0.0% 0 0 0 4.5 0.2%
Swing time diff (ms) 27.5 22.3–32.8 5.3% 24 6 1 19.7 3.7%
Step time diff (ms) 0.9 0.4–1.3 0.0% 0 0 0 1.8 0.2%
6MW_Fast Stride time diff (ms) 1.2 0.4–2.1 0.1% 0 0 0 3.2 0.2%
Swing time diff (ms) 29.7 24.3–35.0 6.1% 30 9 0 20.0 3.8%
Step time diff (ms) 0.6 0.3–0.9 0.1% 0 0 0 1.1 0.1%

Note: Total N = 60 for each test, ABS = absolute, REL = relative