Size and Shape: Morphology's Impact on Human Speed and Mobility

Table 2

Predictive relationships (standardized 𝛽-coefficients) based on linear regression models that explained the most variation of the three key dependent variables. Other measured anthropometrics were not significant predictors of variation in the optimal walking curves. Significance is to the 𝑃=0.05.

Anthropometric measure	MinCoT	Optimal speed	Curvature (𝜒^2)
Mass (kg)	1.320	N.S.	N.S.
Bitrochanteric Breadth (cm)	−0.530	N.S.	0.512
Tibiae length (cm)	N.S.	0.603	N.S.
Model 𝑅^2	0.800	0.364	0.262
SEE	0.004	0.106	0.011