Table 3.

Gait Test

		Experimental Group (n=20)			Control Group (n=20)
		Pre	Mid	Post	Pre	Mid	Post
Normal speed-walking	Stride length (m)	1.059±0.14	1.066±0.18	1.175±0.16#	1.047±0.28	1.076±0.35	1.077±0.34
	Cadence (steps/min)	61.30±12.95	63.89±14.21	63.38±15.24	59.93±3.54	63.62±10.95	63.50±11.99
	Gait velocity (m/s)	0.566±0.17	0.741±0.14##	0.841±0.28##*	0.660±0.18	0.640±0.24	0.649±0.177
Fast speed-walking	Stride length (m)	1.098±0.20	1.126±0.17	1.165±0.14	1.076±0.43	1.044±0.33	1.043±0.29
	Cadence (steps/min)	67.10±12.65	68.52±12.72	68.76±13.62	66.53±4.97	67.08±4.93	66.38±4.58
	Gait velocity (m/s)	0. 715±0.18	1.004±0.35##	1.118±0.26##*	0.802±0.33	0.810±0.500	0.857±0.42

Notes: Data are shown as mean ± SD. *p<0.05, comparisons are significant between the control group and the experimental group. ^#p<0.05, ^##p<0.01, comparisons are significant within groups.

Abbreviations: m, the unit is meter; step/min, step per minter; m/s, meter per second.