Table 2 Comparisons of the discrete kinematic variables between male and female OA subjects (i.e., OM and OF) and between male and female healthy controls (i.e., CM and CF)
From: Gender differences in gait kinematics for patients with knee osteoarthritis
Joint | Plane of motion | Variable of interest | Mean angle (and its standard deviation) [deg] | Significant and meaningful difference: effect size d | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OA male (OM) | OA female (OF) | Control male (CM) | Control female (CF) | Gender - OA (OM vs. OF) | Gender - Control (CM vs. CF) | Disease - Male (OM vs. CM) | Disease - Female (OF vs. CF) | |||
Knee | Frontal | At touchdown | −1.37 (3.80) | −4.88 (4.06) | −2.02 (2.96) | −5.75 (2.91) | 0.89* | 1.27* | 0.19 | 0.20 |
Maximum peak during swing | −1.24 (3.86) | −4.66 (4.16) | −1.77 (2.89) | −5.20 (3.07) | 0.85* | 1.15* | 0.16 | 0.15 | ||
Hip | Frontal | Maximum peak during stance | 4.86 (3.73) | 7.67 (3.21) | 5.41 (1.94) | 8.69 (2.61) | 0.81* | 1.43* | 0.19 | 0.35 |