Table 2.
Comparison of gait measures between MS and control groups in the laboratory and during daily life
| Gait measures | Laboratory | Daily Life | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS-Ctl (N = 16) |
MS (N = 15) |
Wilcox p-value |
MS-Ctl (N = 16) |
MS (N = 15) |
Wilcox p-value |
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| Cadence (steps/min) | 114.11 | 9.69 | 112.59 | 10.9 | 0.770 | 106.92 | 8.36 | 99.57 | 7.68 | 0.005 |
| Double Support (%) | 20.3 | 2.65 | 22.06 | 4 | 0.129 | 22.67 | 3.55 | 26.85 | 3.61 | 0.002† |
| Elevation at Mid Swing (cm) | 0.81 | 0.32 | 1.07 | 0.47 | 0.155 | 2.98 | 0.69 | 2.71 | 0.53 | 0.299 |
| Gait Speed (m/s) | 1.11 | 0.15 | 1 | 0.16 | 0.097 | 1 | 0.17 | 0.8 | 0.13 | 0.001† |
| Foot Strike Angle (degrees) | 17.97 | 3.34 | 15.65 | 4.68 | 0.188 | 19.38 | 2.64 | 16.25 | 4.16 | 0.037 |
| Toe Off Angle (degrees) | 36.31 | 3.44 | 31.85 | 3.97 | 0.004† | 27.97 | 3.83 | 23.96 | 4.01 | 0.017 |
| Stride Duration (s) | 1.06 | 0.09 | 1.08 | 0.11 | 0.767 | 1.17 | 0.1 | 1.25 | 0.1 | 0.017 |
| Stride Length (m) | 1.16 | 0.11 | 1.07 | 0.13 | 0.027 | 1.1 | 0.16 | 0.95 | 0.15 | 0.019 |
| Swing (%) | 39.84 | 1.34 | 38.91 | 2.1 | 0.123 | 38.81 | 1.85 | 36.58 | 1.85 | 0.002† |
| Toe Out Angle (degrees) | 9.57 | 4.45 | 11.13 | 6.16 | 0.358 | 17.93 | 8.47 | 18.89 | 11.51 | 0.599 |
| Lumbar—Coronal ROM (degrees) | 8.47 | 1.45 | 7.22 | 1.91 | 0.040 | 7.45 | 1.72 | 6.31 | 1.72 | 0.151 |
| Lumbar—Sagittal ROM (degrees) | 6.18 | 2.26 | 6.15 | 1.86 | 0.752 | 6.87 | 1.15 | 6.87 | 1.15 | 0.740 |
| Lumbar—Transverse ROM (deg) | 8.75 | 2.85 | 9.79 | 2.57 | 0.286 | 16.62 | 2.87 | 16.62 | 1.72 | 0.338 |
Italics indicates p < 0.05, and † indicates if the p-value ≤ 0.004 level of significance after Bonferroni correction (that is, 0.05/13 = 0.004)