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Table 2 Temporal gait parameters are presented as mean value ± standard deviation

From: Inter-segmental motions of the foot: differences between younger and older healthy adult females

 

Female

 

Older

(n = 50)

Young

(n = 50)

P value

Cadence (step/min)

114.6 ± 6.9

109.3 ± 6.6

0.215

Speed (m/s)

1.115 ± 7.9

1.239 ± 6.8

<0.001

n Speeda

  

0.512

Stride length (m)

1.163 ± 7.4

1.277 ± 7.5

<0.001

n Stride lengtha

  

< 0.001

Step width (m)

0.086 ± 2.2

0.104 ± 2.3

<0.001

n Step widtha

  

0.615

Step time (sec)

0.53 ± 0.03

0.52 ± 0.03

0.164

Proportion of stance phase (%)

60.6 ± 1.1

59.1 ± 1.2

<0.001

  1. anormalized with the subject’s height. (Speed, Stride length and width divided by subject’s height and multiplied by 100)