Evaluating the discriminatory power of the velocity field diagram and timed-up-and-go test in determining the fall status of community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional observational study

Table 3 Basal gait parameters and phases of stride for fallers (n = 280) and non-fallers (n = 220)

Variables	Velotype 1	Velotype 2	Velotype 3	Velotype 4	Velotype 5
Variables	Mean SD	Mean SD	Mean SD	Mean SD	Mean SD
Stride length (m)
●Fallers	0.56 0.15	0.63 0.16	0.71 0.15	0.83 0.19	0.96 0.24
●Non-fallers	0.57 0.17	0.64 0.18	0.72 0.22	0.80 0.27	0.97 0.29
p-value	0.86	0.79	0.86	0.64	0.92
Stride frequency
(strides/s)
●Fallers	0.58 0.06	0.62 0.10	0.63 0.16	0.80 0.14	0.86 0.16
●Non-fallers	0.55 0.07	0.61 0.12	0.64 0.18	0.80 0.17	0.85 0.17
p-value	0.10	0.89	0.39	1.00	0.84
Velocity (m/s)
●Fallers	0.31 0.07	0.38 0.06	0.49 0.08	0.66 0.09	0.88 0.34
●Non-fallers	0.31 0.09	0.44 0.14	0.50 0.12	0.65 0.10	0.88 0.39
p-value	0.92	0.05^a	0.74	0.73	1.00

^a indicates p < 0.05; Velotype 1 – very slow walking speed; Velotype 2 = slow walking speed; Velotype 3 = normal walking speed; Velotype 4 = fast walking speed; Velotype 5 = very fast walking speed

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