Table 1:
Fallers (n=128) | Non-fallers (n=125) | p-value | ||
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Variable | Mean Std. Deviation | Mean Std. Deviation | ||
Stride Length (cm) | Straight | 101.01 19.21 | 102.62 18.55 | 0.497 |
Turn | 74.24 17.95 | 75.29 18.09 | 0.645 | |
Stride Length Variability (CV) | Straight | 6.37 3.12 | 6.29 3.05 | 0.860 |
Turn | 32.07 7.01 | 31.63 7.69 | 0.638 | |
Stride Velocity (cm/s) | Straight | 82.27 21.67 | 84.32 19.47 | 0.420 |
Turn | 57.19 17.02 | 58.44 15.49 | 0.540 | |
Swing Percent | Straight | 32.08 2.76 | 32.74 2.44 | 0.047* |
Turn | 29.70 3.69 | 30.50 3.24 | 0.067 | |
Swing Time Variability | Straight | 7.47 4.52 | 7.09 3.98 | 0.484 |
Turn | 13.95 7.40 | 13.00 6.02 | 0.483 | |
Double Support Percent | Straight | 35.79 5.55 | 34.43 4.94 | 0.041* |
Turn | 40.59 7.43 | 38.98 6.38 | 0.066 |