Table 1

Gait spatio-temporal parameters


YG
EG

CS
FS
CS
FS

WS [ms-1]
1.30 (0.07)
2.32 (0.05)
0.97 (0.04)*
1.59 (0.04)*
SL [m]
1.39 (0.04)
1.61 (0.04)
1.14 (0.04)*
1.25 (0.03)*
SF [s-1]
0.93 (0.03)
1.47 (0.04)
0.85 (0.02)
1.30 (0.02)*
Fn
0.20 (0.02)
0.63 (0.03)
0.12 (0.01)*
0.31 (0.01)*

Mean (s.e.m.) values of the spatio-temporal parameters (WS = walking speed; SL = stride length; SF = stride frequency; Fn = Froude number) for the young (YG) and elderly (EG) groups walking at comfortable (CS) and fast (FS) speed. * = significant difference between the values of the two groups (p < 0.05, t-test).

Mazzà et al. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2008 5:30   doi:10.1186/1743-0003-5-30