Table 2: Spatiotemporal parameters, mean (standard deviation).
Parameter | Controls | CMSI | P - Value | Effect Size | 95% Confidence Interval | |
Lower | Upper | |||||
Flight Time (sec) | 0.204 (0.04) | 0.181 (0.05) | 0.17 | 0.51 | -0.059 | 0.011 |
Stance time (sec)* | 0.523 (0.03) | 0.562 (0.04) | ≤0.01 | 1.10 | 0.014 | 0.063 |
Stride Length (meters) | 2.23 (0.09) | 2.27 (0.14) | 0.31 | 0.34 | -0.043 | 0.133 |
Stride Rate (Steps per minute) | 164.9 (6.7) | 162.3 (10.3) | 0.41 | 0.30 | -9.118 | 3.838 |
CoM Vertical Excursion (cm) | 9.3 (1.0) | 9.3 (1.5) | 0.88 | 0.05 | -0.896 | 1.040 |
Heel to CoM distance at contact (cm)* | 13.3 (2.8) | 15.8 (2.5) | ≤0.01 | 0.94 | 0.44 | 4.38 |
* indicates statistically significant difference. CoM = centre of mass.