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. 2019 Jan 24;9:1955. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01955

Table 6.

We tested for gender differences in the gait stability and gait variability outcomes using t-tests for independent samples (ST, single-task walking; DT, Dual-task walking).

Male Female Male vs. female
Mean SD Mean SD t df p d
Primary analysis LDS foot ST 1.58 0.15 1.66 0.17 −2.42 100 0.017 −0.48
DT 1.72 0.19 1.81 0.22 −2.22 96 0.029 −0.45
LDS trunk ST 0.77 0.12 0.89 0.16 −4.12 100 < 0.001 −0.82
DT 0.83 0.13 0.98 0.17 −4.91 96 < 0.001 −0.99
Secondary analysis SD Stride length [mm] ST 29 7 24 5 4.30 100 < 0.001 0.85
[mm] DT 31 9 29 8 1.32 98 0.188 0.26
SD stride time [ms] ST 17 7 17 5 0.04 100 0.967 0.01
[ms] DT 25 11 28 18 −0.76 96 0.447 −0.15