Table 3.
Experimental Group (n=20) | Control Group (n=20) | ||||||
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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.