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. 2019 May 14;19(10):2227. doi: 10.3390/s19102227

Table 6.

7MWT factor model: Factor loadings of the sensor-based measures, corresponding domains and Cumulative Variance (CV) (Varimax Rotation).

Domains Walking Impairment Gait Irregularity Gait Jerkiness ML Gait Instability Gait Variability
Factors 7MW1 7MW2 7MW3 7MW4 7MW5
Range A V −0.916 −0.030 −0.116 0.035 −0.050
RMS A V −0.909 −0.279 −0.106 0.046 −0.109
Range A AP −0.882 −0.046 −0.157 0.113 −0.102
RMS A AP −0.866 −0.183 −0.119 0.181 −0.140
Range A ML −0.735 0.227 −0.113 0.521 −0.008
RMS A ML −0.727 0.070 0.044 0.678 −0.012
Cadence 0.708 0.253 −0.654 0.005 0.047
Total duration 0.663 0.394 0.017 0.014 0.237
Stride Reg V −0.163 −0.844 −0.007 −0.120 −0.158
Stride Reg AP 0.087 −0.823 −0.008 0.130 −0.174
Step Reg V −0.279 −0.737 −0.001 −0.145 −0.223
Step Reg AP −0.151 −0.658 −0.063 0.072 −0.215
Stride Reg ML −0.026 −0.633 0.176 0.445 0.013
NJS V −0.125 0.050 −0.826 −0.007 0.147
NJS AP −0.404 −0.176 −0.662 0.078 −0.116
NJS ML −0.179 0.064 −0.389 0.669 −0.012
Step Reg ML −0.065 −0.387 0.204 0.557 −0.003
PCI 0.120 0.269 −0.007 0.001 0.893
SD Cadence 0.234 0.390 −0.123 −0.017 0.836
CV% 30 48 58 68 77
Relevant factor loadings (absolute value > 0.5) are bolded

ACRONYMS: A: Accelerometer; AP: Antero-Posterior; CV: Cumulative Variance; ML: Medio-Lateral; NJS: Normalized Jerk Score; PCI: Phase Coordination Index; Reg: Regularity; RMS: Root Mean Square; SD: Standard Deviation; V: Vertical.