Table 3 Effect of the intervention on gait variables

Gait speed (m/s)

CG: 0.84 ± 0.18

IG: 0.80 ± 0.26

CG: 0.90 ± 0.18

IG: 0.97 ± 0.23

< 0.001

0.553

0.081

0.189

0.859

0.002

Reserve capacity (m/s)

CG: 0.33 ± 0.15

IG: 0.33 ± 0.15

CG: 0.34 ± 0.13

IG: 0.35 ± 0.19

0.690

0.011

0.919

0.001

0.895

0.001

Gait speed dual task (m/s)

CG: 0.83 ± 0.23

IG: 0.68 ± 0.26

CG: 0.81 ± 0.19

IG: 0.76 ± 0.32

0.579

0.021

0.351

0.058

0.366

0.055

Walk ratio mm/(steps/min)

CG: 4.90 ± 0.89

IG: 4.43 ± 0.83

CG: 5.11 ± 1.04

IG: 4.86 ± 0.54

0.011

0.363

0.300

0.071

0.402

0.047

Walk ratio max

mm/(steps/min)

CG: 4.85 ± 1.29

IG: 4.39 ± 0.92

CG: 4.83 ± 1.28

IG: 4.96 ± 0.60

0.119

0.154

0.091

0.179

0.752

0.007

Walk ratio dual task

mm/(steps/min)

CG: 4.95 ± 1.15

IG: 4.89 ± 1.59

CG: 5.14 ± 1.30

IG: 4.89 ± 1.66

0.729

0.008

0.743

0.007

0.808

0.004

Step length (cm)

CG: 49.37 ± 9.42

IG: 45.87 ± 10.29

CG: 52.26 ± 9.48

IG: 52.81 ± 7.26

< 0.001

0.559

0.093

0.177

0.742

0.007

Step length max (cm)

CG: 58.00 ± 11.21

IG: 53.51 ± 9.12

CG: 59.46 ± 10.67

IG: 62.01 ± 7.36

0.010**

0.369

0.054

0.226

0.835

0.003

Step length dual task (cm)

CG: 49.21 ± 10.60

IG: 43.92 ± 12.46

CG: 49.43 ± 9.19

IG: 51.19 ± 7.97

0.136

0.142

0.159

0.127

0.693

0.011

Stride length (cm)

CG: 99.23 ± 18.75

IG: 92.28 ± 20.69

CG: 104.95 ± 18.97

IG: 105.96 ± 14.61

< 0.001

0.548

0.100

0.170

0.741

0.008

Stride length CV (%)

CG: 4.54 ± 1.84

IG: 4.23 ± 1.80

CG: 3.54 ± 1.83

IG: 2.82 ± 1.83

0.037*

0.258

0.713

0.009

0.492

0.032

Stride length max (cm)

CG: 116.42 ± 22.51

IG: 107.73 ± 18.54

CG: 118.98 ± 20.71

IG: 124.17 ± 14.67

0.014*

0.340

0.060

0.216

0.851

0.002

Stride length max CV (%)

CG: 4.13 ± 2.09

IG: 5.31 ± 2.27

CG: 2.99 ± 1.78

IG: 2.44 ± 0.71

< 0.001

0.528

0.097

0.173

0.682

0.012

Stride length dual task (cm)

CG: 98.79 ± 21.03

IG: 88.38 ± 25.41

CG: 99.00 ± 18.50

IG: 102.67 ± 16.82

0.138

0.141

0.149

0.134

0.713

0.009

Stride length dual task CV (%)

CG: 8.44 ± 7.35

IG: 9.38 ± 6.18

CG: 6.18 ± 6.06

IG: 7.17 ± 4.90

0.242

0.090

0.991

< 0.001

0.706

0.010

Double support (sec)

CG: 0.37 ± 0.06

IG: 0.40 ± 0.10

CG: 0.35 ± 0.07

IG: 0.34 ± 0.10

0.009

0.374

0.228

0.095

0.785

0.005

Double support max (sec)

CG: 0.26 ± 0.06

IG: 0.29 ± 0.10

CG: 0.25 ± 0.05

IG: 0.24 ± 0.10

0.003

0.450

0.078

0.192

0.812

0.004

Double support dual task (sec)

CG: 0.42 ± 0.24

IG: 0.49 ± 0.14

CG: 0.41 ± 0.14

IG: 0.73 ± 0.83

0.406

0.047

0.329

0.064

0.226

0.096