Gait variables | Non-FoF group, n = 202 | FoF group, n = 58 |
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Normal gait | Fast gait | Normal gait | Fast gait |
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Walking speed, m/s | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 1.8 ± 0.2** | 1.3 ± 0.2‡
| 1.6 ± 0.2**‡
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STV, % | 1.9 ± 0.9 | 2.1 ± 1.1 | 2.3 ± 1.1â€
| 1.9 ± 0.9*
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HR-VT | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 3.5 ± 0.9 | 3.2 ± 0.9 | 3.4 ± 1.1 |
HR-ML | 2.3 ± 0.7 | 2.6 ± 0.8** | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 2.4 ± 0.7* |
HR-AP | 3.7 ± 1.1 | 4.0 ± 1.1** | 3.6 ± 1.0 | 3.7 ± 1.2 |
- Values are means ± standard deviation. Normal gait is a gait condition in which subjects were asked to walk at a self-selected preferred gait speed. Fast gait is a gait condition in which subjects were asked to walk at a self-selected fast-gait speed
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FoF Fear of Falling, STV Stride Time Variability, HR Harmonic Ratio, VT Vertical, ML Mediolateral, AP Anteroposterior
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†Gait variable was different between two groups at P < 0.05
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‡Gait variable was different between two groups at P < 0.01
- *Gait variable was different between two speed conditions at P < 0.05
- **Gait variable was different between two speed conditions at P < 0.01