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Table 2 Spatio-temporal gait parameters in the different walking conditions for controls and PD group

From: Effect of optical flow versus attentional strategy on gait in Parkinson's Disease: a study with a portable optical stimulating device

Group

Parameter

Condition

  

Baseline

BOF

FOF

AS

Control

Cadence [step/min]

105.9 (13.4)

108.2 (15.2)

108.6 (15.3)

81.4 (24.7)

 

Stride length [%BH]

64.2 (6.3)

67.3 (7.3)

67.7 (6.5)

71.3 (9.7)

 

Velocity [%BH/s]

57.0 (11.0)

60.7 (10.7)

61.4 (11.0)

48.1 (15.1)

PD group

Cadence [step/min]

109.1 (14.7)

111.0 (16.1)

111.0 (16.9)

97.2 (15.2)

 

Stride length [%BH]

50.5 (20.3)

51.2 (19.0)

51.8 (19.2)

57.1 (9.2)

 

Velocity [%BH/s]

45.8 (12.9)

47.5 (12.1)

48.8 (13.3)

46.4 (11.3)

  1. Mean values and SD (in brackets). Statistically significant differences between conditions and baseline are reported in fig. 2. BOF = backward optic flow, FOF = forward optic flow, AS = attentional strategy. BH = body height.