Three-Dimensional Human Gait Pattern: Reference Data for Young, Active Women Walking with Low, Preferred, and High Speeds
Table 2
Spatiotemporal gait variables based on the right limb kinematics for the low (LWS), preferred (PWS), and high (HWS) walking speeds. Gait phases expressed in % of cycle time (%CT) with symmetry index values.
gait speed [m/s]
LWS
PWS
HWS
1.04±0.12∗#
1.32±0.14∗
1.62±0.14
cadence [steps/sec]
1.68±0.14∗#
1.94±0.1∗
2.14±0.1
stride length [m]
1.25±0.08#
1.38±0.1
1.54±0.11
stride width [m]
0.16±0.02
0.15±0.04
0.15±0.06
stride time (cycle time) [s]
1.20±0.11∗#
1.04±0.05∗
0.93±0.04
right step length [m]
0.56±0.04∗#
0.61±0.08
0.65±0.14
step length symmetry [%]
0.6 ± 0.2
0.4 ± 0.1
0.3 ± 0.1
stance time [s]
0.77±0.07∗#
0.65±0.05
0.58±0.03
relative stance time [%CT]
64.5±1.2
62.9±1.7
62.0±1.6
stance time symmetry [%]
1.1 ± 0.5
0.7 ± 0.1
0.5 ± 0.1
swing time [s]
0.43±0.04∗#
0.38±0.03
0.35±0.02
relative swing time [%CT]
35.5±1.2
36.6±2.1
38.0±1.7
swing time symmetry [%]
1.1 ± 0.6
0.7 ± 0.2
0.4 ± 0.1
double stance time [s]
0.17±0.03∗#
0.13±0.02
0.11±0.02
relative double stance time [%]
14.5±1.4
13.0±1.5
11.7±1.4
double stance time symmetry [%]
0.6 ± 0.2
0.4 ± 0.1
0.3 ± 0.1
∗Significant difference between LWS and PWS or between PWS and HWS, Bonferroni, p<0,05 #Significant difference between LWS and HWS, Bonferroni, p<0,05.
