Clinical Study
Gait Symmetry in Children with Autism
Table 3
Descriptive statistics (mean and standard error) for the symmetry indices for the autism and age-matched control group.
| | | Ratio | SIavg | SIrlr | SIrll | SA | GA | | | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE |
| Cadence | Control | 1.02 | 0.01 | 6.84 | 0.97 | 6.59 | 1.00 | 7.33 | 0.96 | 29.0 | 0.44 | 6.88 | 0.98 | Autism | 1.09 | 0.05 | 10.57 | 3.74 | 9.42 | 3.08 | 12.29 | 4.74 | 30.72 | 1.37 | 10.66 | 3.80 | Stride length | Control | 0.98 | 0.03 | 11.17 | 1.86 | 11.59 | 1.88 | 11.12 | 1.96 | 27.5 | 0.81 | 11.23 | 1.87 | Autism | 0.98 | 0.03 | 8.72 | 1.80 | 9.03 | 1.98 | 8.52 | 1.70 | 27.58 | 0.92 | 8.74 | 1.81 | Swing time | Control | 0.99 | 0.03 | 11.79 | 1.60 | 12.20 | 1.75 | 11.64 | 1.51 | 27.9 | 0.89 | 11.83 | 1.61 | Autism | 0.93 | 0.04 | 12.78 | 3.41 | 14.47 | 4.47 | 11.68 | 2.78 | 25.85 | 1.36 | 12.88 | 3.47 | Stance time | Control | 1.00 | 0.02 | 9.19 | 1.01 | 9.45 | 1.01 | 9.12 | 1.02 | 28.4 | 0.61 | 9.22 | 1.01 | Autism | 0.97 | 0.03 | 7.70 | 2.76 | 8.42 | 3.27 | 7.19 | 2.41 | 27.22 | 1.04 | 7.73 | 2.78 | Double stance time | Control | 1.01 | 0.05 | 18.00 | 3.19 | 19.67 | 3.17 | 17.70 | 3.59 | 27.9 | 1.47 | 18.22 | 3.23 | Autism | 1.00 | 0.05 | 14.36 | 3.02 | 14.90 | 3.32 | 14.23 | 2.96 | 28.10 | 1.58 | 14.43 | 3.04 | Swing/stance | Control | 0.99 | 0.02 | 8.52 | 2.39 | 8.88 | 2.75 | 8.4 | 2.24 | 28.02 | 1.10 | 8.55 | 2.42 | Autism | 0.96 | 0.02 | 10.59 | 2.36 | 11.26 | 2.71 | 10.13 | 2.13 | 27.15 | 1.13 | 10.63 | 2.37 |
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