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Short Communication
Volume 2, Number 4, August 2012, pages 159-163
Is There a "Hidden" Effect of Treadmill Walking on Step Characteristics, in Children With Cerebral Palsy and Typically Developed Controls?
Tables
| TD (n = 16) | CP (n = 11) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Values are mean ± standard deviation (SD)/number (percents) Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index. | |||
| Demographic | |||
| Age (yrs) | 9.9 ± 1.3 | 9.2 ± 2.0 | 0.84 |
| Gender (male-N (%)) | 9 (56.3) | 6 (54.5) | 0.93 |
| Anthropometric | |||
| Weight (kg) | 32.0 ± 8.5 | 26.3 ± 8.5 | 0.10 |
| Height | 142.5 ± 10.1 | 127.8 ± 15.1 | 0.005 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 16.3 ± 3.4 | 15.6± 1.7 | 0.34 |
| Pre-treadmill | Post-treadmill | p-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD (n = 16) | CP (n =11) | p-value | TD (n = 16) | CP (n = 11) | Between groups | Pre-Post treadmill | Interaction | |
| Values are mean ± SD. | ||||||||
| Gait velocity (cm/sec) | 136.34 ± 15.48 | 122.57±27.02 | 0.10 | 137.32 ± 16.72 | 111.87 ± 23.43 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.05 |
| Step length (cm) | 67.17 ± 5.85 | 53.80 ± 10.40 | < 0.001 | 66.84 ± 6.22 | 52.14 ±11.43 | < 0.001 | 0.31 | 0.49 |
| Step time (sec) | 0.49 ± 0.05 | 0.420 ± 0.06 | 0.007 | 0.49 ± 0.04 | 0.480 ± 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.005 | 0.003 |
| Step length variability (%) | 6.68 ± 6.05 | 16.81 ± 9.62 | 0.002 | 5.68 ± 3.42 | 8.63 ± 4.82 | 0.003 | 0.002 | 0.01 |
| Step time variability (%) | 6.25 ± 5.71 | 13.63 ± 8.47 | 0.01 | 6.68 ± 6.47 | 8.63 ± 6.02 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.09 |