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Table 5 Subgroup analysis of gait stability in the normal walking condition

From: Quantification of gait in mitochondrial m.3243A > G patients: a validation study

Variable

High gait stability (n = 21)

Low gait stability (n = 14)

Difference between Low and High Gait Stability

(p-value)

Velocity (m/s)

1 · 19 ± 0 · 15

1 · 02 ± 0 · 18

0 · 007

Step length (m)

0 · 62 ± 0 · 06

0 · 56 ± 0 · 08

0 · 048

Step time (s)

0 · 53 ± 0 · 04

0 · 55 ± 0 · 07

0 · 077

Step width (m)

0 · 10 ± 0 · 02

0 · 11 ± 0 · 05

0 · 934

Step length variability (mm)

25 · 4 ± 11 · 8

35 · 0 ± 16 · 7

0 · 003

Step time variability (ms)

19 · 5 ± 6 · 7

41 · 8 ± 50 · 7

0 · 001

Step width variability (mm)

22 · 5 ± 4 · 7

29 · 3 ± 9 · 2

0 · 022

Step Length Asymmetry (mm)

13 · 5 ± 10 · 5

21 · 5 ± 18 · 1

0 · 309

Step Time Asymmetry (ms)

7 · 6 ± 7 · 7

10 · 7 ± 10 · 0

0 · 454

  1. High gait stability; a score of 0 or 1 on the topic gait stability of the NMDAS, Low gait stability; a score of 2 or higher on the topic gait stability of the NMDAS, significant
  2. p-values below 0 · 05 are shown in bold (two-tailed).