Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Nordic Walking Training in Improving the Gait of Persons with Down Syndrome

Table 2

Standardised (STD) spatiotemporal parameters in Group NW and Group C before and after the training.

Parameter	Limb	Group	Before; ± SD	After; ± SD	F	P (time group)
STD step length	R	NW	0.58 ± 0.08	0.66 ± 0.07	11.17	0.004
		C	0.63 ± 0.13	0.63 ± 0.13
	L	NW	0.60 ± 0.10	0.66 ± 0.06	5.18	0.038
		C	0.61 ± 0.15	0.61 ± 0.15
STD speed	R	NW	0.28 ± 0.05	0.31 ± 0.06	4.06	0.062
		C	0.33 ± 0.1	0.32 ± 0.11
	L	NW	0.28 ± 0.05	0.31 ± 0.05	5.74	0.030
		C	0.32 ± 0.11	0.30 ± 0.14
	L	NW	0.28 ± 0.05	0.31 ± 0.05	5.35	0.035
		C	0.33 ± 0.15	0.31 ± 0.17

L: left limb; R: right limb; NW: Nordic Walking group; C: controls; : mean for the right and the left limb; SD: standard deviation; F: F value.