Table 3.
Means and standard deviations of walking parameters in daily life by age among women
| Women | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (years) | <20 | 20–24 | 25–29 | 30–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | |||||||||
| n | 48 | 110 | 256 | 353 | 410 | 501 | 682 | 722 | 830 | |||||||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| DWS (m/s) | 1.29 | 0.07 | 1.27 | 0.08 | 1.26 | 0.09 | 1.26 | 0.08 | 1.26 | 0.09 | 1.28 | 0.09 | 1.27 | 0.09 | 1.28 | 0.09 | 1.28 | 0.09 |
| DCY (s) | 1.02 | 0.05 | 1.02 | 0.06 | 1.03 | 0.05 | 1.02 | 0.06 | 1.03 | 0.05 | 1.02 | 0.05 | 1.01 | 0.05 | 1.00 | 0.06 | 1.00 | 0.05 |
| DSL (cm) | 65.28 | 3.12 | 64.51 | 4.17 | 64.21 | 3.92 | 63.75 | 3.82 | 64.46 | 3.90 | 64.41 | 3.71 | 63.94 | 3.98 | 63.79 | 4.21 | 63.72 | 4.00 |
| DCA (steps/min) | 118.57 | 5.45 | 118.33 | 6.90 | 117.64 | 6.18 | 118.50 | 6.57 | 117.10 | 5.99 | 119.10 | 6.16 | 119.75 | 6.36 | 121.04 | 6.72 | 121.06 | 6.55 |
| Age group (years) | 60–64 | 65–69 | 70–74 | 75–79 | ≥80 | |||||||||||||
| n | 693 | 616 | 410 | 178 | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||||||||
| DWS (m/s) | 1.28 | 0.09 | 1.26 | 0.09 | 1.25 | 0.09 | 1.23 | 0.09 | 1.20 | 0.09 | ||||||||
| DCY (s) | 1.00 | 0.05 | 1.00 | 0.06 | 1.00 | 0.06 | 1.01 | 0.06 | 1.03 | 0.05 | ||||||||
| DSL (cm) | 63.63 | 3.96 | 62.88 | 4.00 | 61.91 | 4.26 | 61.93 | 4.17 | 61.71 | 4.15 | ||||||||
| DCA (steps/min) | 120.86 | 6.24 | 120.44 | 6.73 | 121.60 | 7.03 | 119.32 | 6.55 | 116.90 | 5.97 | ||||||||
Total (n = 5882). DCA, daily living cadence; DCY, daily living walking cycle; DSL, daily living step length; DWS, daily living walking speed; SD, standard deviation.