Clinical Study
Quantifying Gait Impairment Using an Instrumented Treadmill in People with Multiple Sclerosis
Table 3
Bivariate correlations (Spearman’s rho) among gait spatiotemporal parameters in persons with MS (
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| Treadmill gait variables | EDSS | Pyramidal | Cerebellar |
| Velocity (km/h) | −0.52* | −0.46* | −0.34* | Cadence (steps/min) | −0.30* | −0.24*† | −0.23* | Step time R (sec) | 0.31* | 0.22*† | 0.29* | Step time L (sec) | 0.26* | 0.23*† | 0.21*† | Step length R (cm) | −0.51* | −0.46* | −0.30* | Step length L (cm) | −0.52* | −0.48* | −0.34* | Stance R (% GC) | 0.58* | 0.58* | 0.38* | Stance L (% GC) | 0.63* | 0.56* | 0.47* | Single support R (% GC) | −0.63* | −0.56* | −0.47* | Single support L (% GC) | −0.58* | −0.58* | −0.38* | Double support (% GC) | 0.65* | 0.61* | 0.44* | Stride time (sec) | 0.31* | 0.25*† | 0.24*† | Stride length (cm) | −0.52* | −0.47* | −0.32* | Base of support (cm) | 0.35* | 0.29* | NS | A-P variability (mm) | 0.55* | 0.49* | 0.44* | Lateral symmetry (mm) | 0.34* | 0.42* | 0.24*† | Lateral variability (mm) | 0.56* | 0.50* | 0.45* |
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Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). *†Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed); NS: nonsignificant.
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