Sex-Specific Gait Patterns of Older Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis: Results from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

Table 2

Spatiotemporal gait parameters in men and women with and without knee-OA.

Spatiotemporal gait parameters	Sex	No-OA 𝑁=268 (women, 𝑁=124)			Knee-OA 𝑁=60 (women, 𝑁=31)			Mean comparison	Age-association comparison (OA*age)
		Mean	β	𝑃 value	Mean	β	P value	P value	𝑃 value
Speed*, m/s	Men	1.13	−0.010	<.001	1.11	−0.010	<.001	.477	.980
	women	1.12	−0.012	<.001	1.06	−0.014	<.001	.049	.445
Stride length**, m	Men	1.24	−0.003	.005	1.23	−0.005	.007	.722	.322
	women	1.16	−0.003	<.001	1.19	−0.005	.007	.102	.377
Cadence**, steps/min.	Men	109.51	0.252	.012	110.11	0.385	.018	.729	.442
	women	114.46	0.344	<.001	112.06	0.473	.020	.094	.531
Stride width**, cm	Men	11.31	0.026	.330	11.55	0.090	.004	.626	.081
	women	10.07	0.016	.576	10.36	0.109	.010	.550	.041

β: estimated coefficient for age association.
*Adjusted by age, height, and weight.
**Adjusted by gait speed, age, height, and weight.