Table 3 Comparison of gait cycle parameters between elderly women and very elderly women
From: An exploratory investigation of changes in gait parameters with age in elderly Japanese women
Parameters | Group 1 (elderly women) | Group 2 (very elderly women) | p value | Effect size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Duration of right swing phase (s) | 0.38 ± 0.03 | 0.38 ± 0.02 | NS | 0.00 |
Duration of right stance phase (s) | 0.59 ± 0.06 | 0.61 ± 0.05 | NS | 0.36 |
Duration of right gait cycle (s) | 0.98 ± 0.08 | 0.98 ± 0.07 | NS | 0.00 |
Duration of left swing phase (s) | 0.38 ± 0.03 | 0.38 ± 0.02 | NS | 0.00 |
Duration of left stance phase (s) | 0.59 ± 0.06 | 0.60 ± 0.05 | NS | 0.18 |
Duration of left gait cycle (s) | 0.98 ± 0.08 | 0.99 ± 0.07 | NS | 0.13 |
Duration of swing phase (s) | 0.38 ± 0.02 | 0.38 ± 0.02 | NS | 0.00 |
Duration of stance phase (s) | 0.59 ± 0.06 | 0.61 ± 0.05 | NS | 0.36 |
Duration of 1 gait cycle (s) | 0.98 ± 0.08 | 0.99 ± 0.07 | NS | 0.18 |
Right swing phase percentage (%) | 39.3 ± 1.5 | 38.5 ± 1.3 | NS | 0.56 |
Right stance phase percentage (%) | 60.7 ± 1.5 | 61.5 ± 1.3 | NS | 0.57 |
Left swing phase percentage (%) | 39.4 ± 1.3 | 38.7 ± 1.2 | NS | 0.56 |
Left stance phase percentage (%) | 60.7 ± 1.3 | 61.3 ± 1.2 | NS | 0.48 |
Swing phase percentage (%) | 39.4 ± 1.3 | 38.6 ± 1.1 | <0.05 | 0.66 |
Stance phase percentage (%) | 60.6 ± 1.3 | 61.4 ± 1.1 | <0.05 | 0.66 |
Single support percentage (%) | 78.6 ± 2.6 | 77.2 ± 2.2 | NS | 0.58 |
Double support percentage (%) | 21.4 ± 2.6 | 22.8 ± 2.2 | NS | 0.58 |