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. 2021 Mar 31;18:56. doi: 10.1186/s12984-021-00854-y

Table 2.

Gait variables between BPPV patients and healthy subjects

Variables BPPV Controls P-Value
Temporospatial
 Walking Speed (m/s) 1.12 ± 0.15 1.20 ± 0.12 0.048
 Step length (cm) 75.78 ± 8.43 78.84 ± 5.86 0.043
 Cadence(steps/min) 111.17 ± 10.69 119.54 ± 8.03 0.002
 Step timing variability 0.018 ± 0.009 0.016 ± 0.006 0.38
RMS
 Head
  VT 0.178 ± 0.05 0.212 ± 0.04 0.02
  ML 0.11 ± 0.04 0.13 ± 0.03 0.09
  AP 0.13 ± 0.04 0.17 ± 0.03 < 0.01
 Trunk
  VT 0.18 ± 0.06 0.22 ± 0.05 0.02
  ML 0.11 ± 0.03 0.10 ± 0.02 0.57
  AP 0.07 ± 0.03 0.09 ± 0.04 0.06
HR
 Head
  VT 2.66 ± 0.86 3.09 ± 0.88 0.50
  ML 2.18 ± 0.54 2.78 ± 0.66 0.04
  AP 2.07 ± 0.48 2.48 ± 0.63 0.15
 Trunk
  VT 2.54 ± 0.74 2.98 ± 0.61 < 0.01
  ML 2.59 ± 0.72 2.97 ± 0.77 0.02
  AP 1.50 ± 0.55 1.74 ± 0.59 0.14

RMS refers to root mean square; HR refers to harmonic ratio; VT, ML, and AP refer to the vertical axis, mediolateral axis, and anteroposterior axis, respectively. Parameters with significant difference between BPPV patients and healthy controls are highlighted in bold