Table 1.

Gait parameters for each walking task in young adults (mean, SD).

	Usual walking	Simple-DT	Complex-DT	Pairwise comparison*
				Usual walking—Simple-DT	Usual walking—Complex-DT	Simple DT—Complex-DT
Speed (m/s)	1.14 ± 0.13	1.01 ± 0.14	0.90 ± 0.20	p < 0.001	p < 0.001	p < 0.001
Cadence (step/min)	103.04 ± 8.01	95.45 ± 9.57	88.28 ± 13.85	p < 0.001	p < 0.001	p < 0.001
Stride length (m)	1.30 ± 0.12	1.25 ± 0.12	1.19 ± 0.14	p < 0.001	p < 0.001	p < 0.001
CV of speed (%)	7.42 ± 1.99	9.31 ± 3.01	9.78 ± 3.15	p < 0.05	p < 0.01	NS
CV of cadence (%)	3.53 ± 1.15	5.12 ± 2.45	5.52 ± 2.71	p < 0.05	p < 0.01	NS
CV of stride length (%)	5.45 ± 1.41	6.18 ± 1.03	6.92 ± 1.60	NS	p < 0.01	NS

Values are expressed as mean ± SD.

^*P-value adjusted for Bonferroni correction.

NS, non-significant.