Table 1.
Characteristics of the intervention and control groups.
| Parameters | Intervention group | Control group | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Age (months) | 67.63 | 4.00 | 67.35 | 3.72 | 0.82 |
| Height (cm) | 110.95 | 5.16 | 110.94 | 4.38 | 1.00 |
| Body weight (kg) | 18.92 | 2.00 | 18.65 | 1.93 | 0.66 |
| Total trajectory length (cm) | 19.36 | 6.71 | 21.06 | 5.52 | 0.37 |
| Envelope area (cm2) | 1.08 | 0.42 | 1.36 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| Walking speed (cm/s) | 111.70 | 26.72 | 114.26 | 12.04 | 0.68 |
| Cadence (steps/min) | 145.40 | 23.28 | 145.25 | 12.60 | 0.98 |
| Stride length (cm) | 91.69 | 11.59 | 95.08 | 8.47 | 0.28 |
| Stance time (s) | 0.48 | 0.09 | 0.48 | 0.04 | 0.72 |
| Swing time (s) | 0.36 | 0.04 | 0.36 | 0.03 | 0.94 |
| 25 m running time (s) | 6.72 | 0.53 | 6.49 | 0.67 | 0.20 |
SD: standard deviation.