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Table 3 Group effect on gait variables.

From: Gait stability and variability measures show effects of impaired cognition and dual tasking in frail people

Variables

 

Cognitive intact

Cognitive impaired

z- value

p

speed(m/sec)

Walk

0.95 ± 0.21

0.88 ± 0.27

0.404

ns

 

Walk +DT

0.78 ± 0.24

0.83 ± 0.20

0.293

ns

stride frequency

Walk

0.84 ± 0.09

0.80 ± 0.12

0.686

ns

(strides/sec)

Walk +DT

0.77 ± 0.12

0.78 ± 0.10

0.692

ns

mean stride time (sec)

Walk

1.20 ± 1.44

1.27 ± 0.19

0.564

ns

 

Walk +DT

1.32 ± 0.19

1.29 ± 0.16

0.692

ns

CV stride time (%)

Walk

2.95 ± 1.77

4.20 ± 2.70

0.564

ns

 

Walk +DT

5.00 ± 2.67

3.67 ± 1.67

1.20

ns

PVI (%)

Walk

11.29 ± 7.43

15.87 ± 5.89

1.32

ns

 

Walk +DT

20.84 ± 8.51

14.32 ± 8.02

2.18

   0.03

α stride times

Walk

0.87 ± 0.15

0.84 ± 0.16

0.86

ns

 

Walk +DT

0.74 ± 0.15

0.84 ± 0.11

2.23

   0.03

  1. Values for the cognitive impaired (CI) and cognitive intact elderly for" walking speed, stride frequency, mean and coefficient of variation (CV) of stride times, the phase variability index (PVI) and stride-to-stride variability (α).Values are mean ± standard deviations. Statistical differences between conditions are indicated by z- and p-values (based on Mann-Whitney U test).