Table 1. Maximum ankle dorsiflexion according to different walking speeds and slopes.
| Walking speed (km/hr) | Marginal mean | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 | |||
| Walking slope (°) | 8 | 25.7 (SD 7.1)* (p<0.0001) |
24.8 (SD 6.2)* (p<0.001) |
22.4 (SD 8.1)* (p = 0.008) |
24.7 (SD 6.5) |
| 4 | 21.8 (SD 8.0) (p = 0.052) |
20.7 (SD 7.2) (p = 0.647) |
18.8 (SD 6.4) (p = 1.000) |
20.4 (SD 7.2) | |
| 0 | 18.7 (SD 7.8) (p = 1.000) |
17.6 (SD 5.9) | 16.6 (SD 6.9) (p = 1.000) |
17.6 (SD 6.8) | |
| -4 | 19.8 (SD 8.4) (p = 1.000) |
19.8 (SD 8.4) (p = 1.000) |
15.5 (SD 6.6) (p = 1.000) |
18.4 (SD 8.0) | |
| -8 | 20.5 (SD 8.3) (p = 1.000) |
19.2 (SD 7.8) (p = 1.000) |
18.7 (SD 7.4) (p = 1.000) |
19.5 (SD 7.7) | |
| Marginal mean | 21.3 (SD 8.1) | 20.4 (SD 7.4) | 18.6 (SD 7.1) | 20.1 (SD 7.6) | |
SD, standard deviation
Unit, degrees
p-value, pairwise comparisons with that at 4.3 km/hr and 0 degrees
*, statistical signficance