Table 2.
Descriptive data of spatial margin of stability and gait parameters according to decade and of the total sample represented as the mean (SD). AP MoS, margin of stability in the anterior--posterior direction; ML MoS, margin of stability in the medio-lateral direction; mm, millimetres; m s−1, metres per second; s, seconds; m, metres; %, percentage of gait cycle; steps/min, steps per minute.
| decade | AP MoS | ML MoS | walking speed | stride time | stride length | step time | step length | step width | double support | single support | cadence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (mm) | (mm) | (m s−1) | (s) | (m) | (s) | (m) | (m) | (%) | (%) | (steps/min) | |
| 3 | 349 (172) | 32 (10) | 1.17 (0.14) | 1.12 (0.07) | 1.32 (0.12) | 0.56 (0.03) | 0.66 (0.06) | 0.17 (0.02) | 21.26 (2.06) | 39.47 (1.04) | 107 (6) |
| 4 | 305 (133) | 36 (12) | 1.25 (0.11) | 1.06 (0.07) | 1.34 (0.10) | 0.53 (0.04) | 0.67 (0.05) | 0.18 (0.03) | 19.91 (1.83) | 40.11 (0.92) | 113 (8) |
| 5 | 287 (136) | 33 (6) | 1.24 (0.17) | 1.03 (0.08) | 1.28 (0.12) | 0.52 (0.04) | 0.64 (0.06) | 0.18 (0.02) | 20.98 (2.99) | 39.48 (1.48) | 117 (9) |
| 6 | 263 (146) | 32 (9) | 1.23 (0.19) | 1.04 (0.08) | 1.27 (0.13) | 0.52 (0.04) | 0.64 (0.07) | 0.17 (0.03) | 20.24 (2.95) | 39.93 (1.53) | 117 (10) |
| 7 | 268 (106) | 29 (11) | 1.23 (0.14) | 1.04 (0.07) | 1.28 (0.14) | 0.52 (0.04) | 0.64 (0.07) | 0.17 (0.02) | 20.91 (2.20) | 39.57 (1.12) | 116 (8) |
| 8 | 283 (132) | 32 (14) | 1.10 (0.15) | 1.06 (0.06) | 1.17 (0.15) | 0.53 (0.03) | 0.58 (0.07) | 0.17 (0.03) | 23.56 (2.84) | 38.26 (1.41) | 114 (6) |
| 9 | 294 (98) | 27 (10) | 1.06 (0.13) | 1.08 (0.07) | 1.16 (0.15) | 0.54 (0.03) | 0.58 (0.07) | 0.18 (0.02) | 23.76 (1.94) | 38.14 (1.01) | 112 (7) |
| total | 293 (133) | 32 (10) | 1.19 (0.16) | 1.06 (0.08) | 1.27 (0.14) | 0.53 (0.04) | 0.63 (0.07) | 0.17 (0.03) | 21.34 (2.74) | 39.37 (1.39) | 114 (8) |