Clinical Study

Frontal Plane Motion of the Pelvis and Hip during Gait Stance Discriminates Children with Diplegia Levels I and II of the GMFCS

Table 2

Mean (SD) and mean difference (95% CI) of the temporal and spatial variables between the groups of children with diplegia levels I and II of the GMFCS.

OutcomesGroupsDifference between groups
Level ILevel IILevel I minus Level II
𝑁 = 1 1 𝑁 = 1 1

Velocity (m/s), mean (SD) 0.7 0.6 0.1
( 0 . 2 ) ( 0 . 2 ) (−0.1 to 0.3)
Stride length (m), mean (SD) 0.8 0.7 0.1
( 0 . 1 ) ( 0 . 2 ) (−0.04 to 0.2)
Time (s), mean (SD)
 Cycle 1.1 1.1 0
( 0 . 2 ) ( 0 . 2 ) (−0.2 to 0.2)
 Stance 0.6 0.6 0
( 0 . 1 ) ( 0 . 1 ) (−0.1 to 0.1)
 Swing 0.5 0.5 0
( 0 . 1 ) ( 0 . 2 ) (−0.14 to 0.14)