Research Article
Multicomponent Exercise Training Improves Gait Ability of Older Women Rather than Strength Training: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 2
Gait parameters for multicomponent and strength groups at pretraining and posttraining.
| | Multicomponent group | Strength group | value | Pre | Post | Pre | Post |
| Stride length (m) | 1.12 (0.11) | 1.17 (0.12)a | 1.17 (0.14) | 1.16 (0.14) | 0.011 | Gait cycle (s) | 1.08 (0.06) | 1.03 (0.04) | 1.06 (0.07) | 1.05 (0.09) | 0.207 | Cadence (Stride.s−1) | 0.93 (0.06) | 097 (0.04) | 0.95 (0.06) | 0.96 (0.07) | 0.298 | Gait speed (m.s−1) | 1.03 (0.11) | 1.13 (0.12)a | 1.11 (0.18) | 1.11 (0.19) | 0.024 | Toe clearance (cm) | 3.91 (0.55) | 4.32 (0.67) | 3.94 (0.68) | 4.13 (0.50) | 0.415 | Heel contact (m.s−1) | 0.87 (0.22) | 0.65 (0.20) | 0.84 (0.32) | 0.76 (0.29) | 0.193 | Limb stance (%) | 59 (1) | 57 (1) | 59 (2) | 59 (2) | 0.100 | Swing phase (%) | 41 (2) | 43 (1) | 41 (2) | 41 (2) | 0.086 | Double support (s) | 0.10 (0.03) | 0.10(0.02) | 0.10 (0.02) | 0.09 (0.02) | 0.476 |
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Main time effect ; a: different from pretraining. |