Table 5 (Supplemental Data)Walking Characteristics of the Enrolled Subjects

Table 5 (supplemental data)Walking characteristics of the enrolled subjects

under different walking speeds

slow / Preferred / Fast / ANOVA
Mean FAP [points] / 57 ± 9 / 81 ± 15 / 83 ± 12 / F2, 137 = 65.3; p < 0.001
Mean gait velocity [m/sec] / 0.39 ± 0.15 / 0.93 ± 0.27 / 1.59 ± 0.40 / F2, 137 = 107.8; p < 0.001
Mean cadence [m-1] / 69 ± 16 / 102 ± 15 / 130 ± 19 / F2, 137 = 153.0; p < 0.001.
Mean stride length [m] / 0.67 ± 0.18 / 0.96 ± 0.23 / 1.29 ± 0.29 / F2, 137 = 53.7; p < 0.001
Mean base of support [m] / 0.16 ± 0.05 / 0.13 ± 0.05 / 0.12 ± 0.06 / F2, 137 = 3.7; p < 0.05
Mean stride time [sec] / 1.94 ± 0.85 / 1.23 ± 0.47 / 0.97 ± 0.32 / F2, 137 = 33.2; p < 0.001.
Mean double support percentage [%] / 46.2 ± 18.9 / 31.0 ± 9.0 / 27.2 ± 8.7 / F2, 137 = 17.8; p < 0.05
Mean stride length CV [%] / 9.7 ± 4.9 / 6.1 ± 3.5 / 5.1 ± 3.3 / F2, 137 = 17.1; p < 0.001
Mean base of support CV [%] / 19.4 ± 19.2 / 24.5 ± 19.6 / 32.0 ± 29.6 / F2, 137 = 0.8; n.s.
Mean stride time CV [%] / 16.6 ± 4.9 / 5.2 ± 4.1 / 7.7 ± 4.7 / F2, 137 = 12.8; p < 0.05

Mean spatial and temporal gait parameters are indicated for the three different walking speed conditions. The results of a one-way ANOVA (factor: speed condition) are presented in the last column. ANOVA testing indicated that a significant speed dependency exists for all gait parameters except of CV of base of support.

Abbreviations: FAP - Functional Ambulation Profile; CV - coefficient of variation