Table 7.
Mean values and standard error (SE) variables of spatiotemporal gait parameters in the FS in the DG and WG groups at the PRE and POST intervention moments; and the difference (p) regarding group, time and group*time interaction, Effect Size and Confidence Interval (IC)
| Variables | Intervention | PRÉ | PÓST | p – valor | Effect Size [CI] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Group | Time | Group*Time | |||||
| Velocity (m/s) | DG | 1.43 | 0.10 | 1.48 | 0.07 | 0.477 | 0.464 | 0.464 |
0.23 [−0.77 to 1.20] |
| WG | 1.53 | 0.08 | 1.53 | 0.06 | |||||
| SF (steps/min) | DG | 136.05 | 5.70 | 142.23 | 4.30 | 0.544 | 0.563 | 0.114 |
0.62 [−0.43 to 1.57] |
| WG | 137.10 | 4.70 | 134.30 | 2.50 | |||||
| SL (m) | DG | 0.64 | 0.04 | 0.63 | 0.03 | 0.379 | 0.295 | 0.110 |
0.76 [−0.30 to 1.71] |
| WG | 0.66 | 0.03 | 0.70 | 0.03 | |||||
| StT (s) | DG | 0.60 | 0.03 | 0.55 | 0.02 | 0.940 | 0.009* | 0.250 |
0.16 [−0.84 to 1.12] |
| WG | 0.58 | 0.03 | 0.56 | 0.02 | |||||
| SwT (s) | DG | 0.32# | 0.01 | 0.30# | 0.01 | 0.544 | 0.814 | < 0.001** |
1.10 [−0.02 to 2.05] |
| WG | 0.31# | 0.01 | 0.33# | 0.01 | |||||
| DSP (%) | DG | 14.78 | 1.00 | 13.75 | 0.80 | 0.790 | < 0.001* | 0.113 |
0.39 [−0.63 to 1.34] |
| WG | 15.22 | 1.20 | 12.72 | 1.00 | |||||
Note: SF step frequency, SL step length, StT stance time, SwT swing time and DSP double support phase
*indicates statistically significant difference (p < 0,05); **indicates group*time interaction, #indicates where is the difference found in group*time interaction after Bonferroni post hoc application