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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2017 Feb 14;43:95–101. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2017.02.008

Table 1.

Mean (SD) temporal parameters for amputee group and controls

Vacuum Level 0 in Hg 5 in Hg 10 in Hg 15 in Hg 20 in Hg Control
Intact Residual Intact Residual Intact Residual Intact Residual Intact Residual
Step length (m) * 0.792
(0.05)‡ 		0.723
(0.04)		 0.791
(0.04)‡ 		0.718
(0.04)		 0.783
(0.04)‡ 		0.718
(0.03)		 0.781
(0.05)‡ 		0.720
(0.03)		 0.797
(0.05)‡ 		0.723
(0.04)		 0.721
(0.06)
Limb speed (m/s) * 1.41
(0.08)		 1.27
(0.06)		 1.42
(0.09)		 1.27
(0.08)		 1.40
(0.10)		 1.25
(0.07)		 1.40
(0.10)		 1.26
(0.07)		 1.44
(0.10)		 1.27
(0.07)		 1.26
(0.17)
Step time (s) 0.564
(0.03)		 0.565
(0.03)		 0.550
(0.03)		 0.567
(0.04)		 0.560
(0.03)		 0.574
(0.04)		 0.558
(0.03)		 0.573
(0.04)		 0.554
(0.03)		 0.570
(0.03)		 0.571
(0.03)
Cadence (step/s) 0.891
(0.04)		 0.890
(0.05)		 0.897
(0.05)		 0.886
(0.05)		 0.894
(0.05)		 0.885
(0.05)		 0.894
(0.05)		 0.885
(0.05)		 0.894
(0.05)		 0.886
(0.04)		 0.873
(0.05)
Stance phase (% cycle)* 64.8
(1.5)		 63.0
(1.5)		 65.1
(1.5)‡ 		63.0
(1.5)		 64.9
(1.3)		 63.2
(1.3)		 64.9
(1.5)		 62.8
(16)		 64.8
(1.3)		 62.7
(16)		 63.1
(2.0)
Single support (% cycle)* 36.8
(18)		 34.5
(1.7)† 		37.3
(1.7)		 34.8
(1.6)† 		36.7
(16)		 35.0
(1.4)† 		37.1
(18)		 34.6
(2.1)† 		37.1
(1.7)		 34.5
(1.5)† 		37.2
(2.1)
Double support (% cycle) 28.0
(2.7)		 28.5
(2.3)		 27.7
(2.0)		 28.2
(2.2)		 28.2
(2.4)		 28.2
(2.3)		 27.9
(2.7)		 28.3
(2.4)		 27.7
(2.2)		 28.2
(2.6)		 25.9
(3.8)
*

Significant limb effect in amputee group (P < 0.05)

†

Significant difference between the residual limb and controls (P < 0.05)

‡

Significant difference between the intact limb and controls (P < 0.05)