Table 7.
Quintile of Gait Parameters for Women of Different Age Groups
| Gait Parameters | Percentile | Overall (n=286) | Age Group | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21–30 (n=32) | 31–40 (n=34) | 41–50 (n=40) | 51–60 (n=37) | 61–65 (n=29) | 66–70 (n=29) | 71–75 (n=29) | 76–80 (n=28) | ≥81 (n=28) | |||
| GS (cm/s) | 80 | 121.01 | 127.70 | 124.21 | 134.86 | 127.65 | 118.92 | 122.30 | 114.91 | 104.54 | 97.80 |
| 60 | 112.82 | 120.37 | 117.45 | 119.10 | 117.59 | 112.98 | 110.34 | 107.05 | 93.67 | 94.59 | |
| 40 | 102.60 | 115.22 | 112.92 | 113.44 | 108.09 | 102.51 | 105.85 | 97.27 | 83.85 | 85.55 | |
| 20 | 92.01 | 103.41 | 98.08 | 102.57 | 100.56 | 97.85 | 94.60 | 87.62 | 76.23 | 69.83 | |
| Height-adjusted GS (s−1) | 80 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.68 |
| 60 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.61 | 0.63 | |
| 40 | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.56 | 0.57 | |
| 20 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.47 | |
| Step length (cm) | 80 | 60.93 | 65.41 | 62.62 | 63.75 | 63.19 | 61.33 | 58.33 | 58.06 | 54.06 | 51.26 |
| 60 | 57.55 | 60.89 | 60.39 | 59.30 | 59.06 | 57.79 | 55.03 | 55.04 | 49.98 | 46.84 | |
| 40 | 54.29 | 57.98 | 58.64 | 56.66 | 56.30 | 55.83 | 53.48 | 51.61 | 48.07 | 44.50 | |
| 20 | 50.27 | 55.01 | 55.85 | 54.30 | 53.16 | 52.42 | 51.91 | 46.54 | 40.60 | 41.77 | |
| Height-adjusted step length | 80 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.35 |
| 60 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.32 | |
| 40 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.30 | |
| 20 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.28 | |
| Step width (cm) | 80 | 62.00 | 66.27 | 63.68 | 64.59 | 64.03 | 62.14 | 58.93 | 58.95 | 55.62 | 52.64 |
| 60 | 58.57 | 62.35 | 61.11 | 60.52 | 59.92 | 58.92 | 55.93 | 55.77 | 51.18 | 48.86 | |
| 40 | 55.23 | 59.07 | 59.79 | 57.59 | 57.73 | 56.72 | 54.84 | 52.32 | 49.84 | 47.02 | |
| 20 | 51.40 | 55.87 | 56.70 | 55.14 | 53.94 | 53.99 | 52.80 | 48.80 | 42.04 | 43.64 | |
| Height-adjusted step width | 80 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.36 |
| 60 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.33 | |
| 40 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.31 | |
| 20 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.29 | |
| Stride width (cm) | 80 | 11.60 | 12.09 | 12.29 | 10.16 | 10.86 | 11.24 | 10.47 | 11.32 | 12.82 | 12.88 |
| 60 | 9.84 | 10.49 | 10.03 | 9.55 | 10.14 | 9.93 | 8.46 | 9.03 | 9.72 | 11.41 | |
| 40 | 8.55 | 8.89 | 9.42 | 8.33 | 8.71 | 9.48 | 7.12 | 8.09 | 8.20 | 9.53 | |
| 20 | 7.09 | 7.60 | 6.74 | 7.03 | 7.44 | 7.01 | 5.49 | 6.71 | 7.15 | 8.29 | |
| Feet external rotation (°) | 80 | 9.54 | 5.71 | 6.07 | 7.56 | 10.30 | 9.72 | 9.36 | 9.60 | 12.23 | 11.70 |
| 60 | 6.03 | 2.13 | 4.73 | 5.93 | 8.10 | 7.40 | 5.13 | 7.87 | 9.45 | 7.88 | |
| 40 | 3.34 | −1.90 | 3.20 | 2.86 | 4.19 | 4.06 | 1.72 | 5.25 | 4.18 | 6.01 | |
| 20 | 0.28 | −4.10 | 0.80 | −1.08 | 1.02 | 0.33 | 0.23 | 2.37 | 1.21 | 2.78 | |
| Stance time (%GC) | 80 | 63.02 | 62.28 | 62.12 | 62.90 | 62.69 | 62.75 | 63.00 | 62.96 | 64.83 | 63.83 |
| 60 | 62.16 | 61.10 | 61.45 | 61.68 | 61.84 | 62.20 | 62.45 | 61.88 | 63.71 | 63.13 | |
| 40 | 61.11 | 60.38 | 60.61 | 60.57 | 61.03 | 61.55 | 61.15 | 61.04 | 62.78 | 62.46 | |
| 20 | 60.32 | 59.81 | 59.65 | 59.95 | 60.42 | 60.61 | 60.47 | 60.32 | 61.42 | 61.27 | |
| Single support time (s) | 80 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 |
| 60 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.41 | |
| 40 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.39 | |
| 20 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.36 | |
| Double support time (s) | 80 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.33 |
| 60 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.28 | |
| 40 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.25 | |
| 20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.24 | |
| Cadence (steps/min) | 80 | 123 | 123 | 120 | 129 | 123 | 122 | 126 | 122 | 121 | 124 |
| 60 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 123 | 117 | 118 | 122 | 117 | 115 | 115 | |
| 40 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 116 | 115 | 114 | 117 | 113 | 110 | 112 | |
| 20 | 107 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 104 | 106 | 107 | 102 | 100 | |
| Height-adjusted cadence | 80 | 1538 | 1566 | 1528 | 1611 | 1564 | 1528 | 1552 | 1517 | 1493 | 1489 |
| 60 | 1471 | 1483 | 1474 | 1531 | 1471 | 1481 | 1504 | 1448 | 1400 | 1405 | |
| 40 | 1417 | 1429 | 1434 | 1471 | 1437 | 1404 | 1449 | 1381 | 1339 | 1361 | |
| 20 | 1342 | 1361 | 1346 | 1406 | 1387 | 1296 | 1321 | 1346 | 1253 | 1220 | |
Abbreviations: Mean (SD), mean (standard deviation); cm/s, centimeter/second; stance time (%GC), percentage of stance time out of gait cycle; cm, centimeter; s, second; GS, gait speed.