Table 3.
Comparison of mean difference between the intervention and comparison group at T1 and T2 when adjusted for baseline and age, in the linear regression model (ANCOVA).
| Gait Parameters | T0–T1 | T0–T2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean Difference (95% CI) |
p Value | n | Mean Difference (95% CI) |
p Value | |
| Knee angle, foot strike (deg) Hip angle, foot strike (deg) Pelvic angle foot strike (deg) Minimum knee angle in stands (deg) Step length (cm) Speed (m/s) Six-Minute Walk Test (m) Gait deviation index |
34 34 34 34 34 34 31 34 |
−2.4 (−5.8 to 1.0) −3.7 (−7.9 to 0.5) −1.6 (−3.9 to 0.7) −2.2 (−5.7 to1.4) −1.5 (−5.3 to 2.2) −0.1 (−0.2 to 0.05) 10.6 (−29.3 to 50.6) −1.0 (−5.3 to3.3) |
0.161 0.081 0.172 0.228 0.408 0.188 0.590 0.650 |
34 34 34 34 34 34 31 34 |
−3.9 (−8.5 to 0.6) −2.8 (−6.9 to 1.3) 0.6 (−1.8 to 2.9) −3.2 (−7.3 to 1.0) −3.3 (−7.9 to 1.2) −0.02 (−0.02 to 0.2) 7.2 (−43.3 to 57.7) −1.4 (−5.6 to 2.8) |
0.088 0.175 0.638 0.128 0.149 0.778 0.772 0.504 |
T1: 16 weeks follow-up, T2: 32 weeks follow-up, n: number of participants, CI: confidence interval, deg: degrees, statistically significant: p < 0.05.