Table 3.
Changesin measures of walking and balance abilities from the baseline to the end of training in the outdoor multisurface terrain group and the indoor solid ground group.
| Parameter | OMTG | ISGG | Changes from Baseline | Z | p | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Z | p | Pre | Post | Z | p | OMTG | ISGG | |||
| 10 mWT (m/s) | 0.87 (0.57,1.06) | 0.94 (0.64,1.09) | −2.934 | 0.003 ** | 0.84 (0.76,1.18) | 0.94 (0.81,1.18) | −2.934 | 0.003 ** | 0.08 (0.06,0.17) | 0.06 (0.06,0.1) | −1.971 | 0.049 * |
| MTWT (s) | 92.4 (63.1,126.6) | 76.9 (58.6,108.2) | −2.937 | 0.003 ** | 69 (61,81) | 63.6 (58.7,75.3) | −2.578 | 0.01 ** | −14.2 (−19,−7.4) | −5.7 (−9.7,−3.1) | −2.331 | 0.020 * |
| 2 MWT (m) | 110 (91,135) | 120 (95,136) | −2.937 | 0.003 ** | 120 (112.8,120) | 125 (115,135) | −2.047 | 0.016 * | 7 (4,10) | 6 (2,19) | −3.976 | 0.000 ** |
| TUGT (s) | 13.1 (10.7,19) | 12.9 (9.6,16.1) | −2.937 | 0.003 ** | 12.1 (8.1,13.3) | 10.6 (8.3,12.4) | −2.134 | 0.03 * | −1.1 (−3.2,−0.5) | −0.9 (−2.3,0.2) | −1.149 | 0.25 |
| SLSTEO (s) | 2.8 (1.5,5.3) | 3.7 (3.1,8.3) | −2.805 | 0.005 ** | 3.7 (3.1,9) | 4.1 (3.1,22.9) | −2.134 | 0.722 | 1.1 (0.3,3) | 0.1 (−0.6,2.7) | −1.674 | 0.094 |
| SLSTEC (s) | 2.6 (1.2,3) | 2.8 (2.5,4) | −2.934 | 0.003 ** | 2.5 (1.6,3.2) | 2.9 (2.4,3.2) | −1.423 | 0.155 | 0.7 (0.1,1.5) | 0.2 (−0.1,1.4) | −1.084 | 0.278 |
| CCT (s) | 5.6 (4.1,8) | 9.2 (5.5,11.9) | −2.934 | 0.003 ** | 7.6 (5.7,14.2) | 8.6 (5.9,16.5) | −2.223 | 0.026 * | 2.3 (1.3,8.1) | 1.1 (0.6,3.9) | −1.806 | 0.071 |
Abbreviations: 10 mWT, 10 m walk test; MTWT, multisurface terrain walk test; 2 MWT, 2 min walk test; TUGT, timed up and go test; SLSTEO, single-leg standing test with eyes open; SLSTEC, single-leg standing test with eyes closed; CCT, closed-cycles test; OMTG, outdoor multisurface terrain group; ISGG, indoor solid ground group. Values are expressed as the median with the 25th and 75th percentiles. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.