Exercise Alters Gait Pattern but Not Knee Load in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
Table 2
Temporal-spatial parameters.
Group
Evaluation time
Group effect (baseline)
Group effect (follow-up)
Treatment effect
Baseline
Follow-up
Mean difference of 95% CI
Mean difference of 95% CI
Mean difference of 95% CI
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Walking time (sec)
Control
1.60
0.10
0~0.18
0.05
0.04~0.5
0.19
N/A
N/A
OA
1.79
0.22
1.75
0.32
−0.1~0.2
0.49
Walking speed (m/sec)
Control
0.93
0.06
0~0.18
0.03
0.04~0.5
0.19
N/A
N/A
OA
0.81
0.11
0.87
0.17
−0.1~0
0.21
Step length (% LL)
Control
60.52
3.85
0.15~0.65
0.29
0.15~0.6
0.35
N/A
N/A
OA
62.65
4.71
62.90
4.53
−3.4~2.9
0.85
Step width (% LL)
Control
10.50
3.06
0.15~0.65
0.29
0.04~0.5
0.24
N/A
N/A
OA
8.58
3.13
8.58
2.07
−2.4~2.4
1.00
Foot progression angle
Control
6.95
3.83
0.43~0.91
0.64
0.6~1
0.72
N/A
N/A
OA
7.82
7.24
8.32
6.62
−3.7~2.8
0.71
values for between-group comparisons at different evaluation times (baseline and follow-up); 5. values for within-group comparisons between baseline and follow-up to evaluate the treatment effect; .
