Clinical Study
Quantifying Gait Impairment Using an Instrumented Treadmill in People with Multiple Sclerosis
Table 1
Demographic, anthropometric, and clinical characteristics of the study population.
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Variable | Mean (S.D.) | value | MS group () | Healthy subjects () |
| Age (years) | 40.9 (11.9) | 38.5 (9.4) | 0.34 | Gender | 50 females | 14 females | | 37 males | 11 males | | Ratio (female/male) | 1.35 | 1.27 | 0.62 | Disease duration (years) | 6.0 (6.2) | — | — | Height (cm) | 168.3 (8.9) | 168.8 (7.9) | 0.84 | Body mass (kg) | 68.8 (13.8) | 72.0 (12.4) | 0.63 | EDSS | 2.7 (1.6) | — | — | Pyramidal | 1.6 (1.2) | — | — | Cerebellar | 1.0 (1.1) | — | — | Sensory | 0.8 (1.0) | — | — |
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EDSS: expanded disability status scale.
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