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Table 3 Spatiotemporal parameters (STPs) for left and right foot in participants with PsA and healthy matched controls

From: Spatiotemporal parameters and gait variability in people with psoriatic arthritis (PsA): a cross-sectional study

Variable

PsA participants

Control participants

p-value

Left

Right

Left

Right

Left

Right

Cadence (step/min)

108.1 ± 10.8

107.7 ± 10.8

120 ± 6.8

119.9 ± 6.9

0.000

0.000

Gait cycle duration (s)

1.1 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.1

1 ± 0.1

1 ± 0.1

0.000

0.000

Gait speed (m/s)

1.1 ± 0.2

1.1 ± 0.2

1.4 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.2

0.000

0.000

Stride length (m)

1.2 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.2

1.4 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.1

0.001

0.001

Double support time (% GCT)

21.9 ± 4.1

22.1 ± 4.1

17.8 ± 2.7

18 ± 2.7

0.000

0.000

Swing time (% GCT)

39.4 ± 1.9

38.6 ± 2.4

41.3 ± 1.4

40.8 ± 1.4

0.001

0.000

Foot strike angle (degrees)

25.3 ± 4.1

24.7 ± 3.9

28.6 ± 2.7

27.7 ± 3.7

0.008

0.015

  1. Values are Mean ± standard deviation, p values < 0.006 are considered significant
  2. PsA Psoriatic arthritis, GCT gait cycle time