Table 1. Physical, Mobility, Balance, Gait, and Muscle Function Characteristics of Study Participants.
All (n = 93) | Men (n = 42) | Women (n = 51) | |
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Age (years) | 73.9 ± 6.5 | 74.2 ± 6.9 | 73.7 ± 6.3 |
Height (m) | 1.66 ± 0.09 | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 1.63 ± 0.08† |
Body mass (kg) | 75.8 ± 14.9 | 80.8 ± 14.2 | 71.6 ± 14.3† |
ABC (%) | 92.1 ± 10.0 | 95.4 ± 5.8* | 89.3 ± 11.8*† |
TUG (second) | 10.4 ± 2.5 (n = 53) | 9.5 ± 1.7 (n =23) | 10.9 ± 2.9 (n = 30) |
BTL (2/3/4/5/6/7) | 5/27/42/14/5/0 | 1/12/19/7/3/0 | 4/15/2 3/7/2/0† |
SS Gait Speed ((m/s)/m) | 0.68 ± 0.12 | 0.68 ± 0.10 | 0.68 ± 0.14 |
HT Gait Speed ((m/s)/m) | 0.60 ± 0.13 | 0.61 ± 0.13 | 0.60 ± 0.14 |
Walking with head forward | |||
Step length/body height | 0.38 ± 0.05 | 0.39 ± 0.05 | 0.37 ± 0.05 |
Step width/body height | 0.38 ± 0.04 | 0.38 ± 0.04 | 0.37 ± 0.04 |
Walking with head turn | |||
Step length/body height | 0.34 ± 0.05 | 0.35 ± 0.05 | 0.34 ± 0.05 |
Step width/body height | 0.35 ± 0.05 | 0.35 ± 0.04 | 0.34 ± 0.05 |
Hip Torque (Nm/kg/m) | 0.007 ± 0.002 (n = 52) | 0.008 ± 0.003 (n = 23) | 0.007 ± 0.002 (n = 29) |
Hip Power (Torque.rad/sec) | 0.43 ± 0.17 (n = 52) | 0.47 ± 0.19 (n =23) | 0.41 ± 0.13 (n =29) |
DiffSpeed | 0.12 ± 0.12 | 0.11 ± 0.13 | 0.12 ± 0.11 |
Values are means ± SD
Different from All, p < 0.05
Different from Men, p < 0.01
Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC)
Timed-Up-and-Go (TUG)
Balance Tolerance Limit (BTL)
Self-Selected Gait Speed normalized to height (SS Gait Speed)
Head-Turn Gait Speed normalized to height (HT Gait Speed)
Difference between SS gait speed and HT gait speed normalized to SS Gait speed (DiffSpeed)