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Table 2 Gait characteristics in the Parkinson's disease and control groups during 6-minute walking with and without step-synchronized vibration stimulation

From: Effect of step-synchronized vibration stimulation of soles on gait in Parkinson's disease: a pilot study

Locomotion Parameters

Parkinson's Disease Group

Control Group

Manova

 

S-VS OFF

S-VS ON

pG

S-VS OFF

S-VS ON

pG

p

Walking distance (m)

368 ± 73.4

402.7 ± 72.6

0.0001

453.1 ± 53.2

476.1 ± 61.6

0.03

0.02

Velocity (m/s)

1.02 ± 0.2

1.11 ± 0.2

0.0001

1.25 ± 0.2

1.32 ± 0.17

0.03

0.04

Cadence (steps/min)

104.9 ± 8.9

109.2 ± 10.2

0.03

110.9 ± 4.9

112 ± 5.7

0.11

0.21

Stride duration (ms)

1149.6 ± 90.9

1107 ± 100.9

0.01

1112.9 ± 99.0

1103.2 ± 105.4

0.11

0.25

Stride length (m)

1.17 ± 0.24

1.24 ± 0.3

0.0002

1.4 ± 0.16

1.37 ± 0.19

0.06

0.06

Stride CV (%)

5.36 ± 3.1

4.4 ± 2.7

0.002

2.8 ± 0.4

2.3 ± 0.5

0.006

0.02

Stance duration (ms)

730.8 ± 79.7

679.3 ± 90.2

0.04

653.8 ± 66.19

654.95 ± 69.9

0.8

0.04

Stance CV (%)

1.99 ± 1.0

1.6 ± 0.8

0.1

1.29 ± 0.63

0.99 ± 0.30

0.15

0.11

Swing duration (ms)

418.8 ± 54.8

427.7 ± 64.6

0.75

446.6 ± 83.4

435.8 ± 85.8

0.09

0.37

Swing CV (%)

1.86 ± 1.04

1.6 ± 0.8

0.33

0.95 ± 0.4

0.88 ± 0.45

0.09

0.12

Double support duration (ms)

156.0 ± 51.1

134.6 ± 42.8

0.37

115.6 ± 25.7

112.1 ± 45.7

0.26

0.08

Double support CV (%)

2.78 ± 1.6

2.77 ± 1.7

0.06

0.72 ± 0.25

0.97 ± 0.87

0.43

0.05

  1. Mean ± SD
  2. SV OFF – walking without step-synchronized vibration stimulation, S-VS ON walking with step synchronized vibration stimulation
  3. p = Manova comparisons between the groups and S-VS conditions, pG = within group comparisons using paired t-test
  4. CV – coefficient of variation