Table 1 Gait speed for barefoot and shod walking in different gait pattern. The gait speed for Normal is the mean value of 25 consecutive strides, and the gait speed for trip-Rec1 is the mean value of the first recovery step following the 2nd-6th trip perturbation
From: Barefoot walking is more stable in the gait of balance recovery in older adults
Variable | Gait pattern | Footwear condition | Mean ± standard deviation (SD) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gait speed (m/s) | Normal | Shod | 1.35 ± 0.13 | 0.0103 |
Barefoot | 1.32 ± 0.14 | |||
Trip-Rec1 | Shod | 1.29 ± 0.16 | < 0.0001 | |
Barefoot | 1.23 ± 0.16 |