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Table 1 Baseline and gait characteristics of subjects

From: Walking behaviour of healthy elderly: attention should be paid

 

Subjects

Age, years (mean ± SD)

72.5 ± 5.9

Weight (kg)

70.2 ± 10.7

Height (cm)

170 ± 7.9

Females (N, %)

28, 44%

MMSE (points)

28.1 ± 1.3

FES-I (points)

17.3 ± 1.5

Education (years)

14.6 ± 2.6

Living status

 

   One person household (%)

31

   Multiple persons household (%)

69

Number of self-reported chronic diseases (%)

 

   Joint pain

27.4

   Hypertension

29.0

   none

35.5

Use of hearing aids (%)

19.4

Use of visual aids (%)

37.1

Stride velocity (CS; mean ± SD; single task/dual task; m/s)

1.32 ± 0.17/1.13 ± 0.3

Stride time (CS; mean ± SD; single task/dual task; seconds)

1.1 ± 0.1/1.3 ± 0.7

Stride length (CS; mean ± SD; single task/dual task; m)

1.43 ± 0.15/1.35 ± 0.18

Stride velocity (HS; mean ± SD; single task/dual task; m/s)

1.74 ± 0.2/1.28 ± 0.34

Stride time (HS; mean ± SD; single task/dual task; seconds)

0.9 ± 0.1/1.2 ± 0.7

Stride length (HS; mean ± SD; single task/dual task; m)

1.62 ± 0.16/1.41 ± 0.19

  1. MMSE: mini mental state examination; FES-I: falls efficacy scale-international; CS: self-selected comfortable speed; HS: self-selected higher speed