Table 4. Comparison of GRFs and peak joint moments at three walking speed.
Variables | Walking speed | ANOVA p-value | Post hoc test (p-value) | ||||
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SW | NW | FW | SW/NW | SW/FW | NW/FW | ||
Ground reaction forces | |||||||
Peak braking (BW) | 0.21 ± 0.03 | 0.22 ± 0.02 | 0.26 ± 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.39 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Peak propulsive (BW) | 0.23 ± 0.01 | 0.24 ± 0.01 | 0.28 ± 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.54 | 0.01 | <0.001 |
Peak vertical (BW) | 1.36 ± 0.07 | 1.42 ± 0.04 | 1.71 ± 0.05 | <0.001 | 0.28 | 0.02 | <0.001 |
VALR (BW/s) | 9.99 ± 1.03 | 12.04 ± 0.97 | 18.56 ± 1.44 | <0.001 | 0.03 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Joint moments (peak values) (Nm/kg) | |||||||
Knee flexion | 0.25 ± 0.06 | 0.31 ± 0.09 | 0.45 ± 0.11 | <0.001 | 0.02 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Knee extension | 0.62 ± 0.13 | 0.65 ± 0.14 | 0.76 ± 0.13 | <0.001 | 0.26 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Knee adduction | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.08 ± 0.07 | 0.12 ± 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.62 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Ankle dorsiflexion | 0.21 ± 0.03 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.18 ± 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.11 | <0.001 | 0.04 |
Ankle plantarflexion | 0.37 ± 0.07 | 0.41 ± 0.08 | 0.51 ± 0.13 | <0.001 | 0.16 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Ankle eversion | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.02 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.35 | 0.02 | <0.001 |
Note:
BW, body weight; VALR, vertical average loading rate.