Table 2.
Means and standard deviations of walking parameters in daily life by age among men
| Men | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (years) | <20 | 20–24 | 25–29 | 30–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | |||||||||
| n | 65 | 92 | 170 | 220 | 250 | 259 | 252 | 277 | 272 | |||||||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| DWS (m/s) | 1.33 | 0.10 | 1.35 | 0.11 | 1.38 | 0.10 | 1.37 | 0.10 | 1.38 | 0.09 | 1.37 | 0.10 | 1.36 | 0.10 | 1.38 | 0.11 | 1.37 | 0.12 |
| DCY (s) | 1.03 | 0.05 | 1.05 | 0.05 | 1.05 | 0.05 | 1.05 | 0.06 | 1.05 | 0.05 | 1.04 | 0.05 | 1.04 | 0.06 | 1.03 | 0.05 | 1.03 | 0.06 |
| DSL (cm) | 68.29 | 4.95 | 70.82 | 4.88 | 71.97 | 5.03 | 71.28 | 4.79 | 71.59 | 4.72 | 70.84 | 4.75 | 70.50 | 4.92 | 70.76 | 5.67 | 69.97 | 5.44 |
| DCA (steps/min) | 116.86 | 5.67 | 114.74 | 5.95 | 114.99 | 5.78 | 115.07 | 6.26 | 115.34 | 5.86 | 115.92 | 6.08 | 115.96 | 6.33 | 116.84 | 6.16 | 117.68 | 6.71 |
| Age group (years) | 60–64 | 65–69 | 70–74 | 75–79 | ≥80 | |||||||||||||
| n | 209 | 203 | 151 | 83 | 44 | |||||||||||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||||||||
| DWS (m/s) | 1.37 | 0.11 | 1.33 | 0.11 | 1.31 | 0.12 | 1.30 | 0.11 | 1.23 | 0.09 | ||||||||
| DCY (s) | 1.02 | 0.06 | 1.03 | 0.06 | 1.04 | 0.06 | 1.04 | 0.06 | 1.04 | 0.07 | ||||||||
| DSL (cm) | 69.38 | 5.17 | 68.02 | 5.48 | 67.46 | 5.42 | 67.16 | 5.03 | 63.78 | 5.43 | ||||||||
| DCA (steps/min) | 118.36 | 6.82 | 117.28 | 6.72 | 116.73 | 7.21 | 116.01 | 6.04 | 116.47 | 7.63 | ||||||||
Total n = 2547. DCA, daily living cadence; DCY, daily living walking cycle; DSL, daily living step length; DWS, daily living walking speed; SD, standard deviation.