Table 2 Gait function parameters of the healthy cognition group, low executive function group and impaired cognition group
Variable | HC (n = 34) | LEF (n = 19) | IC (n = 19) | p value | Post-hoc | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MEAN (SD) | MEAN (SD) | MEAN (SD) | HC-LEF | HC-IC | LEF-IC | ||
Step length (cm) | 66.4 (6.6) | 64.2 (5.2) | 63.2 (5.2) | NS | – | – | – |
Stride length (cm) | 128.4 (10.8) | 124.5 (9.2) | 123.0 (9.1) | NS | – | – | – |
Gait velocity (cm/sec) | 121.2 (14.0) | 112.3 (13.0) | 110.2 (13.9) | 0.011 | NS | 0.021 | NS |
Cadence (steps/min) | 113.1 (6.8) | 108.0 (6.3) | 107.1 (7.4) | 0.004 | 0.032 | 0.009 | NS |
Stride (ms) | 1065.6 (64.3) | 1115.4 (65.5) | 1127.4 (84.1) | 0.004 | 0.016 | 0.013 | NS |
Stance (ms) | 648.2 (47.5) | 689.0 (50.8) | 696.8 (59.9) | 0.003 | 0.020 | 0.018 | NS |
Swing (ms) | 417.4 (21.3) | 428.1 (18.5) | 430.5 (28.9) | NS | – | – | – |
SLSP (%) | 39.5 (1.2) | 39.7 (1.2) | 38.6 (1.3) | 0.019 | NS | NS | 0.027 |
DLSP (%) | 21.3 (1.9) | 21.9 (1.8) | 23.1 (2.3) | 0.008 | NS | 0.006 | NS |
SPP (%) | 39.2 (1.1) | 38.3 (1.2) | 38.2 (1.2) | 0.003 | 0.022 | 0.009 | NS |
LR (%) | 10.4 (1.1) | 10.7 (1.2) | 11.4 (1.5) | 0.016 | NS | 0.013 | NS |
MS (%) | 21.2 (1.9) | 20.8 (3.1) | 19.6 (2.4) | NS | – | – | – |
TS (%) | 18.3 (2.3) | 18.9 (3.4) | 19.0 (2.4) | NS | – | – | – |
PS (%) | 10.9 (1.1) | 11.2 (0.8) | 11.7 (1.1) | 0.024 | NS | 0.020 | NS |