Table 2 Gait pattern analysis
From: Gait pattern in patients with peripheral artery disease
Comparison | I. Patients with PAD - before pain | II. Patients with PAD - after pain | III. Control group - no pain | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I vs. III | II vs. III | I vs. II | ||||
Support phase overall [%] | 62.5 ± 6.6 | 62.7 ± 6.0 | 62.2 ± 6.8 | 0.893T | 0.830T | 0.801T |
Support phase – affected limb [%] | 62.7 ± 6.6 | 63.0 ± 6.6 | – | – | – | 0.805T |
Support phase – less affected/healthy limb [%] | 62.5 ± 6.6 | 62.4 ± 5.8 | – | – | – | 0.987T |
Swing phase overall [%] | 36.8 ± 6.4 | 36.3 ± 6.1 | 36.0 ± 6.5 | 0.741T | 0.824U | 0.777W |
Swing phase – affected limb [%] | 36.9 ± 6.4 | 36.4 ± 6.4 | – | – | – | 0.667T |
Swing phase – less affected/healthy limb [%] | 36.6 ± 6.4 | 36.3 ± 6.3 | – | – | – | 0.748T |
Single support overall [%] | 35.7 ± 5.4 | 35.2 ± 5.7 | 35.4 ± 6.6 | 0.980U | 0.980U | 0.683W |
Single support – affected limb [%] | 35.1 ± 6.4 | 34.9 ± 5.7 | – | – | – | 0.776W |
Swing phase – less affected/healthy limb [%] | 36.3 ± 5.6 | 35.6 ± 6.3 | – | – | – | 0.605W |
Double support [%] | 29.4 ± 10.7 | 31.1 ± 9.9 | 29.7 ± 13.3 | 1.000T | 0.824U | 0.162W |
Step length overall [cm] | 52.6 ± 12.5 | 53.3 ± 13.3 | 72.8 ± 18.5 | 0.008T | 0.006U | 0.690W |
Step length - affected limb [cm] | 54.2 ± 13.6 | 53.0 ± 13.2 | – | – | – | 0.265W |
Step length – less affected/healthy limb [cm] | 52.9 ± 13.9 | 53.5 ± 13.6 | – | – | – | 0.670W |
Walking speed [m/s] | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 0.6 ± 0.09 | 0.155U | 0.141U | 0.916W |
Cadence [number of steps/min] | 63.2 ± 21.7 | 63.9 ± 23.5 | 53.0 ± 21.1 | 0.245T | 0.230T | 0.664T |
Gait cycle [s] | 1.8 ± 0.5 | 1.8 ± 0.5 | 2.0 ± 0.5 | 0.389T | 0.570U | 0.469 W |