Table 2.
Spatiotemporal gait variables based on the right limb kinematics for the low (LWS), preferred (PWS), and high (HWS) walking speeds. Gait phases expressed in % of cycle time (%CT) with symmetry index values.
| gait speed [m/s] | LWS | PWS | HWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.04±0.12 ∗# | 1.32±0.14 ∗ | 1.62±0.14 | |
| cadence [steps/sec] | 1.68±0.14∗# | 1.94±0.1∗ | 2.14±0.1 |
| stride length [m] | 1.25±0.08# | 1.38±0.1 | 1.54±0.11 |
| stride width [m] | 0.16±0.02 | 0.15±0.04 | 0.15±0.06 |
| stride time (cycle time) [s] | 1.20±0.11∗# | 1.04±0.05∗ | 0.93±0.04 |
| right step length [m] | 0.56±0.04∗# | 0.61±0.08 | 0.65±0.14 |
| step length symmetry [%] | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.1 |
| stance time [s] | 0.77±0.07∗# | 0.65±0.05 | 0.58±0.03 |
| relative stance time [%CT] | 64.5±1.2 | 62.9±1.7 | 62.0±1.6 |
| stance time symmetry [%] | 1.1 ± 0.5 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 |
| swing time [s] | 0.43±0.04∗# | 0.38±0.03 | 0.35±0.02 |
| relative swing time [%CT] | 35.5±1.2 | 36.6±2.1 | 38.0±1.7 |
| swing time symmetry [%] | 1.1 ± 0.6 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.1 |
| double stance time [s] | 0.17±0.03∗# | 0.13±0.02 | 0.11±0.02 |
| relative double stance time [%] | 14.5±1.4 | 13.0±1.5 | 11.7±1.4 |
| double stance time symmetry [%] | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.1 |
∗Significant difference between LWS and PWS or between PWS and HWS, Bonferroni, p<0,05
#Significant difference between LWS and HWS, Bonferroni, p<0,05.