Table 2.
Absolute and dimensionless preferred and fast walking speed, cadence, and step length for the participants with unilateral and bilateral CP, total CP group, and TD group, respectively, in mean (95% CI).
|
CP Uni (n = 28) |
CP Bi (n = 14) |
CP All (n = 43) |
TD (n = 20) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute | ||||
| Speed PW (m/s) | 1.09 (1.04–1.14) | 1.03 (0.95–1.11) | 1.07 (1.03–1.11) | 1.25 (1.19–1.32) |
| Speed FW (m/s) | 1.58 (1.51–1.66) | 1.39 (1.27–1.51) | 1.52 (1.45–1.58) | 1.77 (1.69–1.85) |
| Cadence PW (steps/min) | 120 (115–125) | 125 (117–134) | 122.5 (117–126) | 120 (115–125) |
| Cadence FW (steps/min) | 149 (141–156) | 152 (140–163) | 150 (144–156) | 145 (139–150) |
| Step length PW (m) | 0.55 (0.52–0.58) | 0.49 (0.45–0.54) | 0.53 (0.51–0.55) | 0.63 (0.60–0.66) |
| Step length FW (m) | 0.64 (0.60–0.68) | 0.55 (0.49–0.61) | 0.61 (0.58–0.65) | 0.74 (0.69–0.78) |
| Dimensionless | ||||
| Speed PW | 0.40 (0.38–0.42) | 0.38 (0.35–0.42) | 0.40 (0.38–0.41) | 0.44 (0.42–0.46) |
| Speed FW | 0.58 (0.55–0.61) | 0.51 (0.47–0.59) | 0.56 (0.53–0.58) | 0.62 (0.60–0.64) |