Clinical Study

Oxygen Cost of Walking in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: Disability Matters, but Why?

Table 1

Symptomatic and gait characteristics for 82 persons with MS.

VariableMS ( )

FSS5.18 (1.39)
SF-MPQ10.18 (7.66)
HADS-anxiety7.30 (2.41)
HADS-depression7.80 (2.76)
Gait velocity (cm/s)98.32 (33.00)
Cadence (steps/min)98.97 (19.95)
Step length (cm)58.00 (13.05)

Note. FSS: Fatigue Severity Scale; SF-MPQ: Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. All data are presented as mean (SD).