Effects of Walking Endurance Reduction on Gait Stability in Patients with Stroke

Table 2

Gait parameters. Mean ± standard deviation (CI_95%) of gait parameters recorded during 6MWT for the three groups of participants. The last two columns reported the statistical analyses. For PG2, the last minute walking speed was the minute before stopping.

Gait parameters	PG1; (𝑛=12)	PG2; (𝑛=8)	CG; (𝑛=10)	Analysis
				ANOVA	Post-hoc
				PG1, PG2, CG	PG1 versus PG2
Walked distance (m)	226 ± 111	94 ± 73	413 ± 57	F = 31.03	P = 0.007
	(163;289)	(43;144)	(378;448)	P < 0.001
Walking speed (m/s)	0.63 ± 0.31	0.37 ± 0.25	1.15 ± 0.16	F = 22.72	P = 0.082
	(0.45;0.81)	(0.20;0.54)	(1.04;1.26)	P < 0.001
1st minute	0.62 ± 0.30	0.43 ± 0.30	1.17 ± 0.18	F = 19.69	P = 0.271
Walking speed (m/s)	(0.45;0.79)	(0.22;0.64)	(1.05;1.29)	P < 0.001
last minute	0.64 ± 0.32	0.32 ± 0.18	1.16 ± 0.13	F = 28.29	P = 0.019
Walking speed (m/s)	(0.46;0.82)	(0.20;0.44)	(1.07;1.25)	P < 0.001