Table 2.
Comparison of secondary measures within group and between groups.
| Variables | GTBR Group (n = 23) |
Control Group (n = 21) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Post | Change Score | Baseline | Post | Change Score | |
| Gait symmetry on step time | ||||||
| SI (%) | 0.03 ± 0.03 | 0.02 ± 0.03 | −0.01 ± 0.01 *† | 0.02 ± 0.02 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.00 ± 0.01 |
| GA (score) | 5.18 ± 5.77 | 4.07 ± 5.29 | −1.11 ± 1.33 *† | 3.53 ± 2.75 | 3.56 ± 1.73 | 0.03 ± 1.50 |
| SR (ratio) | 1.14 ± 0.14 | 1.11 ± 0.13 | −0.03 ± 0.03 *† | 1.09 ± 0.07 | 1.09 ± 0.04 | 0.00 ± 0.04 |
| Gait symmetry on step length | ||||||
| SI (%) | 0.02 ± 0.02 | 0.01 ± 0.02 | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 0.02 ± 0.02 | 0.02 ± 0.02 | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
| GA (score) | 2.72 ± 3.92 | 2.29 ± 4.09 | −0.43 ± 1.71 | 3.96 ± 3.03 | 3.83 ± 2.75 | −0.14 ± 0.48 |
| SR (ratio) | 0.98 ± 0.11 | 0.99 ± 0.11 | 0.01 ± 0.04 | 0.98 ± 0.11 | 0.98 ± 0.10 | 0.00 ± 0.01 |
| Gait Ability | ||||||
| Velocity (m/m) | 50.01 ± 12.49 | 52.15 ± 13.23 | 2.14 ± 2.02 *† | 48.50 ± 10.20 | 48.88 ± 10.19 | 0.38 ± 0.85 * |
| Cadence (steps/min) | 97.10 ± 22.97 | 99.32 ± 23.89 | 2.23 ± 2.43 *† | 96.05 ± 16.31 | 97.03 ± 16.82 | 0.98 ± 1.32 * |
| Balance ability | ||||||
| TUG (sec) | 25.68 ± 2.96 | 25.21 ± 2.91 | −0.47 ± 0.64 * | 26.68 ± 4.08 | 26.38 ± 4.13 | −0.30 ± 0.61 * |
| BBS (score) | 42.57 ± 4.78 | 43.70 ± 5.00 | 1.13 ± 1.49 * | 41.58 ± 5.21 | 42.08 ± 4.96 | 0.50 ± 0.83 * |
| Lower extremity function | ||||||
| FMA (score) | 13.89 ± 4.76 | 14.76 ± 5.08 | 0.87 ± 1.52 * | 13.75 ± 2.88 | 14.08 ± 2.87 | 0.33 ± 0.56 * |
Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. SI = Symmetry Index, GA = Gait Asymmetry, SR = Symmetry Ratio, TUG = Timed Up and Go Test, BBS = Berg Balance Scale, FMA = Fugl–Meyer Assessment. * means significant difference within group. † means significant difference between group.