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Table 2 Gait spatiotemporal metrics differences between patients with CAI and healthy controls

From: Deviations in gait metrics in patients with chronic ankle instability: a case control study

 

CAI

Control

Mean difference [CI]

p

Velocity (cm/s)

105.9 (20.0)

125.6 (19.0)

19.7 [11.8 to 27.6]

<0.001

Cadence (steps/min)

69.5 (7.0)

76.4 (5.7)

6.9 [4.3 to 9.4]

<0.001

Step length more symptomatic (cm)

60.8 (8.1)

65.9 (8.1)

5.0 [1.8 to 8.3]

0.003

Step length less symptomatic (cm)

60.3 (9.0)

66.1 (8.1)

5.8 [2.3 to 9.2]

<0.001

Stride length more symptomatic (cm)

121.1 (16.9)

131.9 (16.1)

10.8 [4.1 to 17.4]

0.002

Stride length less symptomatic (cm)

121.3 (16.9)

131.9 (16.1)

10.6 [3.9 to 17.3]

0.002

Base of support (cm)

6.9 (3.5)

4.5 (2.3)

−2.3 [−3.5 to −1.1]

<0.001

Swing more symptomatic (% GC)

39.4 (1.9)

40.3 (1.4)

0.9 [0.2 to 1.6]

0.010

Swing less symptomatic (% GC)

38.7 (2.4)

40.1 (1.7)

1.4 [0.6 to 2.2]

0.001

Stance more symptomatic (% GC)

60.6 (1.9)

59.7 (1.4)

−0.9 [−1.6 to −0.2]

0.010

Stance less symptomatic (% GC)

61.3 (2.4)

59.9 (1.7)

−1.4 [−2.2 to −0.6]

0.001

Single limb support more symptomatic (% GC)

38.7 (2.4)

40.1 (1.6)

1.4 [0.6 to 2.2]

0.001

Single limb support less symptomatic (% GC)

39.4 (1.9)

40.2 (1.5)

0.8 [0.1 to 1.5]

0.022

Double limb support more symptomatic (% GC)

21.8 (3.3)

19.6 (2.6)

−2.3 [−3.5 to −1.1]

<0.001

Double limb support less symptomatic (% GC)

21.9 (3.3)

19.7 (3.0)

−2.2 [−3.5 to −0.9]

0.001

  1. Results are presented as mean (±SD) and 95% CI.
  2. CAI = chronic ankle instability; SD = standard deviation; CI = confidence interval; GC = gait cycle.