Table II.
Mean (SD) of body fat mass (BFM), hand grip strength (HGS), and basal gait parameters (stride length [SL], sctride frequency [SF], stance duration [SD], swing duration [SW], double-support duration [DS], and stride ratio [SR] in pre- and postmenopausal women (N=90).
| Group | HGS | BFM | SL | SF | Velocity | ST | SW | DS | SR⁎ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 30.91 (7.07) | 41.55 (12.71) | 1.23 (0.11) | 0.86 (0.08) | 1.05 (0.17) | 0.67 (8.83) | 0.49 (3.56) | 0.099 (2.82) | 1.43 |
| Post | 27.89 (7.52) | 42.93 (12.61) | 1.22 (0.12) | 0.85 (0.07) | 1.04 (0.15) | 0.68 (10.12) | 0.50 (4.04) | 0.102 (3.25) | 1.44 |
| t value | 1.964 | –0.519 | 0.367 | 0.229 | 0.465 | 2.713 | 2.373 | ∞ | |
| P value | 0.053 | 0.605 | 0.714 | 0.819 | 0.643 | 0.996 | 0.9901 | 1.000 |
⁎
Calculated as stride length / stride frequency.