TABLE 3.
Summary of main effect and interactions in 3-way linear mixed models analyses of gait parameters.
| Gait parameters | Main effect |
Interactions |
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| Age groupc | Intervention groupd | Timee | Age × Time | Intervention × Time | |
| Cadence | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
| Stance time ratioa | ns | ns | ns | OA: Pre < Post | ns |
| Stride time variability | ns | ns | Pre > Post | Pre: OA > YA | ns |
| OA: Pre > Post | |||||
| Stride length variability | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
| Cognitive task errorsb | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
aRatio between the foot contact time and the stride time. bDigit vigilance task. cOlder adults (OA) vs. young adults (YA). dActive tDCS + STW vs. Sham tDCS + STW. ePre- vs. post-intervention. ns: not significant.