Table 1 LMM mean difference estimates for various gait parameters
|  | Intercept (Base) | ΔBWS20 | ΔBWS30 | ΔBWS40 | ΔBWS50 | ΔPost | Δmale | ΔBMI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ascent | ||||||||
 Velocity (m/s) | 0.38 (0.02) | −0.07 (0.01) | − 0.07 (0.01) | − 0.09 (0.01) | −0.11 (0.01) | − 0.01 (0.01) | 0.03 (0.02) | 0.00 (0.00) |
 Step Width (m) | 0.064 (0.008) | −0.022 (0.005) | −0.023 (0.005) | − 0.007 (0.005) | −0.004 (0.005) | − 0.008 (0.005) | −0.01 (0.01) | 0.00 (0.00) |
 Sing. Supp. (%) | 36.8 (0.9) | 1.5 (0.5) | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.6 (0.5) | 1.7 (0.5) | 0.6 (0.5) | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.00 (0.00) |
 Hip ROM (°) | 58.39 (1.40) | −2.87 (1.05) | −3.68 (1.05) | − 5.71 (1.05) | −8.09 (1.05) | −0.27 (1.05) | − 2.38 (1.86) | − 0.42 (0.36) |
 Knee ROM (°) | 83.70 (3.33) | − 3.05 (1.18) | −4.60 (1.18) | −8.84 (1.18) | − 11.43 (1.18) | −0.37 (1.18) | 2.73 (4.95) | −0.93 (0.96) |
 Ankle ROM (°) | 47.47 (1.89) | 7.69 (1.03) | 7.78 (1.03) | 9.71 (1.03) | 9.36 (1.03) | 1.36 (1.03) | −8.38 (2.69) | −0.73 (0.52) |
 Fz2 (% BW) | 104.78 (1.74) | −10.43 (1.11) | −20.54 (1.11) | −31.70 (1.11) | −43.13 (1.11) | −0.60 (1.11) | 2.70 (2.41) | −0.63 (0.47) |
 Fz3 (% BW) | 80.75 (1.46) | −4.29 (1.40) | −16.55 (1.40) | −27.21 (1.40) | −37.58 (1.41) | 3.19 (1.41) | −5.82 (1.75) | −0.16 (0.34) |
 Fz4 (% BW) | 113.50 (1.55) | −28.52 (1.49) | −37.90 (1.49) | −48.33 (1.49) | −59.54 (1.49) | −1.47 (1.49) | −0.53 (1.85) | − 0.63 (0.36) |
Descent | ||||||||
 Velocity (m/s) | 0.42 (0.02) | −0.08 (0.01) | −0.09 (0.01) | − 0.11 (0.01) | −0.12 (0.01) | − 0.01 (0.01) | 0.04 (0.03) |  0.00 (0.01) |
 Hip ROM (°) | 26.89 (0.93) | −1.72 (0.54) | −1.76 (0.54) | −3.02 (0.54) | −4.49 (0.54) | −0.17 (0.54) | − 1.43 (1.32) | − 0.55 (0.26) |
 Knee ROM (°) | 87.86 (1.92) | −3.00 (0.82) | − 3.73 (0.82) | −4.12 (0.82) | −5.91 (0.82) | − 1.24 (0.82) | −2.12 (2.81) | − 0.70 (0.55) |
 Ankle ROM (°) | 65.94 (1.99) | −1.45 (0.81) | −4.03 (0.81) | −5.40 (0.81) | −8.28 (0.81) | 1.14 (0.81) | −9.95 (2.93) | −0.25 (0.57) |
 Fz2 (% BW) | 126.48 (2.67) | −37.58 (2.09) | −46.33 (2.09) | −59.40 (2.09) | −72.49 (2.09) | −1.04 (2.09) | 4.40 (3.52) | 0.18 (0.68) |
 Fz3 (% BW) | 82.68 (1.86) | −14.24 (1.32) | −25.85 (1.32) | −35.91 (1.32) | −45.91 (1.32) | −0.31 (1.32) | −4.10 (2.52) | 0.29 (0.49) |
 Fz4 (% BW) | 97.28 (1.64) | −25.85 (1.19) | −36.46 (1.19) | −46.69 (1.19) | −57.19 (1.19) | −0.67 (1.19) | −1.59 (2.21) | 0.22 (0.43) |