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Table 4 Statistics of RMS acceleration (m/s2) (n = 92)

From: Impact of walking states, self-reported daily walking amount and age on the gait of older adults measured with a smart-phone app: a pilot study

Variables

M

SD

95%CI

F

P

\({\eta }_{p}^{2}\)

Walking state

 Normal

1.83

0.49

1.74–1.92

142.67

 < 0.001

0.63

 Fast

2.63

0.87

2.47–2.79

   

 Visually impaired

1.97

0.61

1.86–2.09

   

Age

 Younger (n = 48)

2.34

0.53

2.18–2.49

12.13

0.001

0.13

 Older (n = 44)

1.95

0.53

1.79–2.11

   

Self-reported daily walking amount

 1 km and below (n = 26)

1.77

0.53

1.56–1.97

7.32

 < 0.001

0.21

 1–3 km (n = 26)

2.14

0.52

1.94–2.34

   

 3–5 km (n = 19)

2.18

0.52

1.95–2.42

   

 5 km and above (n = 21)

2.49

0.53

2.25–2.72

   

Walking state \(\times\) Age

 Normal (Y)

1.96

0.43

1.84–2.09

3.49

0.04

0.04

 Fast (Y)

2.90

0.75

2.68–3.11

   

 Visually impaired (Y)

2.15

0.55

1.99–2.31

   

 Normal (O)

1.70

0.44

1.57–1.83

   

 Fast (O)

2.37

0.77

2.14–2.60

   

 Visually impaired (O)

1.79

0.56

1.62–1.96

   

Walking state \(\times\) Self-reported daily walking amount

 Normal (1 km)

1.52

0.43

1.35–1.69

2.64

0.03

0.09

 Fast (1 km)

2.16

0.75

1.86–2.45

   

 Visually impaired (1 km)

1.63

0.55

1.41–1.84

   

 Normal (1–3 km)

1.82

0.43

1.65–1.99

   

 Fast (1–3 km)

2.62

0.74

2.33–2.91

   

 Visually impaired (1–3 km)

1.98

0.55

1.77–2.19

   

 Normal (3–5 km)

1.89

0.43

1.69–2.09

   

 Fast (3–5 km)

2.58

0.75

2.24–2.92

   

 Visually impaired (3–5 km)

2.08

0.54

1.83–2.33

   

 Normal (5 km and above)

2.09

0.44

1.90–2.28

   

 Fast (5 km and above)

3.17

0.77

2.84–3.50

   

 Visually impaired (5 km and above)

2.19

0.56

1.95–2.44