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. 2004 Nov 24;4:39. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-4-39

Table 1.

Gait dynamics in the three subject groups

Gait Measure Healthy Controls
(n = 18)
Bipolar Disorder
(n = 23)
Unipolar Major Depressive Disorder
(n = 9)
Mean Values Stride time (msec) 1120 ± 69 1161 ± 106 1200 ± 94
Swing Time (%) 37.0 ± 1.6 35.4 ± 2.1 35.8 ± 1.3
Gait speed (m/sec) 1.21 ± 0.16 1.14 ± 0.20 1.11 ± 0.14
Variability Measures of Unsteadiness Stride Time CV (%) 2.4 ± 0.6 2.9 ± 1.3 2.6 ± 0.9
Swing Time CV (%) 1.9 ± 0.3 3.0 ± 1.4* 3.6 ± 1.9*

CV: coefficient of variation

* p < 0.0005 compared to the control group