Research Article
Sharp Turning and Corner Turning: Comparison of Energy Expenditure, Gait Parameters, and Level of Fatigue among Community-Dwelling Elderly
Table 2
Comparisons of EE, GP, LOF, TD, and WS between ST and CT tasks.
| | Variables | ST
()
Mean (SD) | CT
()
Mean (SD) | Mean difference
(95% CI) | -stats
(df) | value |
| | EE | 0.620 (0.21) | 0.483 (0.17) | 0.137 (0.036, 0.237) | 2.73 (56) | 0.008* | GP
(number of steps) | 434 (94.56) | 463 (93.81) | −29 (−78.446, 20.652) | −1.168 (56) | 0.25 | | LOF | 1.397 (1.11) | 1.535 (1.34) | −0.138 (−0.787, 0.511) | −0.426 (56) | 0.67 | | TD | 138.71 (32.98) | 146.84 (34.45) | −8 (−25.8758, 9.6048) | −0.919 (56) | 0.36 | | WS | 27.74 (6.60) | 29.37 (6.90) | −1.6 (−5.1752, 1.9210) | −0.919 (56) | 0.36 |
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ST: sharp turning; CT: corner turning; EE: energy expenditure; GP: gait parameters, LOF: level of fatigue; TD: total distance; WS: walking speed. *Significant at .
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