From: Evaluation of gait characteristics in subjects with locomotive syndrome using wearable gait sensors
non-LS (n = 69) | LS-stage 1 (n = 33) | LS-stage 2 (n = 23) | P value | Effect size | |
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Spatiotemporal parameters | |||||
Speed, m/s | 1.3 (0.2) | 1.2 (0.2) | 1.1 (0.2) *† | < 0.001 | 0.15 |
Cadence, steps/min | 120.6 (10.9) | 120.6 (12.4) | 111.4 (15.3)* | 0.027 | 0.08 |
Step length, m | 0.78 (0.23) | 0.71 (0.22) | 0.52 (0.22)* | 0.001 | 0.17 |
Angle between the right and left knee trajectory, ° | 17.2 (10.8) | 19.7 (10.4) | 19.5 (10.7) | 0.469 | 0.01 |
Angle between the right and left ankle trajectory, ° | 5.9 (4.3) | 8.0 (5.6) | 8.5 (3.4)* | 0.022 | 0.06 |