Table 2 Gait changes over time in participants before and after a hospital visit, and in those without a hospital visit

Slope ± SD

t

p

df

Slope ± SD

t

p

df

Slope ± SD

t

p

df

Gait speed (cm/s/week)

-0.65 ± 0.32

-2.01

0.387

0.64

-0.33 ± 0.72

0.46

0.661

6.65

-0.36 ± 0.28

-1.28

0.208

34.60

Step time (s/week)

-0.007 ± 0.005

-1.60

0.161

6.03

-0.008 ± 0.007

-1.15

0.258

36.69

-0.005 ± 0.002

-2.79

0.011

22.57

Step length (cm/week)

-0.85 ± 0.22

-3.82

0.003

10.06

-0.50 ± 0.40

-1.24

0.247

8.35

-0.42 ± 0.15

-2.81

0.008

34.77

Step time variability (%/week)

2.51 ± 0.78

3.22

0.018

5.94

-0.53 ± 0.91

-0.58

0.588

4.65

1.26 ± 0.41

3.04

0.005

27.00

Step length variability (%/week)

1.32 ± 0.84

1.56

0.162

7.19

0.14 ± 0.92

0.16

0.879

11.31

1.43 ± 0.45

3.20

0.003

33.55

eMOS (cm/week)

-0.17 ± 0.06

-2.73

0.014

16.84

0.11 ± 0.16

-0.69

0.515

5.73

-0.12 ± 0.04

-3.09

0.005

24.87