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. 2018 Aug 23;6:e5517. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5517

Table 4. Comparison of GRFs and peak joint moments at three walking speed.

Variables Walking speed ANOVA p-value Post hoc test (p-value)
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.