Table 1 Anthropometric Data and Walking Speeds

Age (years)

31.9 (6.4)

28.6 (5.5)

3.3

0.230

Height (cm)

169.5 (3.9)

160.8 (4.4)

8.7

<0.001

Weight (kg)

68.9 (5.7)

54.4 (6.1)

14.5

<0.001

BMI (kg/m²)

24.0 (1.4)

21.1 (2.8)

2.9

<0.001

Walking speed (m/sec)

1.18 (0.06)

1.21 (0.09)

0.03

0.240

Walking speed/√L₀

1.27 (0.07)

1.34 (0.12)

0.07

0.025

Cadence (No./min)

107.6 (4.3)

114.5 (7.6)

6.9

0.002

Cadence × √L₀

100.2 (3.0)

103.8 (6.5)

3.6

0.039

Stride length (m)

1.31 (0.06)

1.26 (0.06)

0.05

0.018

Stride length/L₀

1.51 (0.08)

1.54 (0.10)

0.03

0.369