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Table 3 Various static parameters of gait in patients of multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy

From: Gait analysis of patients with Parkinson-plus syndromes: a research article

Gait parameters

Mean values of patients of multiple system atrophy

p-values comparing MSA and controls using Mann–Whitney U test

Mean values of patients of progressive supranuclear palsy

p-values comparing PSP and controls using Mann–Whitney U test

p-values comparing MSA and PSP using Mann–Whitney U test

Stride time of right limb

1.12 ± 0.13

0.342

1.35 ± 0.34

0.122

0.032

Stride time of left limb

1.18 ± 0.15

0.800

1.36 ± 0.35

0.138

0.409

Stance time of right limb

0.75 ± 0.13

0.962

1.03 ± 0.34

0.008

0.003

Stance time of left limb

0.76 ± 0.10

0.716

1.01 ± 0.32

0.005

0.010

Swing time of right limb

0.35 ± 0.08

0.001

0.34 ± 0.05

0.005

0.639

Swing time of left limb

0.35 ± 0.05

0.011

0.34 ± 0.07

0.026

0.340

Stance phase of right limb (%)

67.53 ± 6.40

0.016

76.04 ± 4.78

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Stance phase of left limb (%)

65.89 ± 3.60

0.467

74.46 ± 3.86

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Swing phase of right limb (%)

32.34 ± 6.58

0.016

26.38 ± 3.09

 < 0.001

0.002

Swing phase of left limb (%)

31.37 ± 3.98

0.048

25.85 ± 4.45

 < 0.001

0.001

Single support phase of right limb (%)

32.49 ± 3.09

0.058

26.18 ± 4.06

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Single support phase of left limb (%)

31.52 ± 6.80

0.009

26.43 ± 3.56

 < 0.001

0.057

Double support phase of right limb (%)

20.32 ± 4.14

0.015

25.79 ± 5.13

 < 0.001

0.025

Double support phase of left limb (%)

19.62 ± 2.82

0.014

23.96 ± 3.23

 < 0.001

0.001

Mean velocity (m/s)

0.72 ± 0.33

0.025

0.46 ± 0.18

 < 0.001

0.030

Mean Velocity (% height/s)

42.23 ± 19.37

0.007

26.73 ± 10.03

 < 0.001

0.022

Cadence (steps/min)

108.56 ± 13.44

0.411

93.83 ± 19.31

0.169

0.036

Stride length of right limb (m)

0.77 ± 0.34

0.001

0.53 ± 0.15

 < 0.001

0.026

Stride length of left limb (m)

0.79 ± 0.32

0.001

0.55 ± 0.16

 < 0.001

0.022

Stride length of right limb (% height)

46.21 ± 19.51

0.001

33.29 ± 9.92

 < 0.001

0.051

Stride length of left limb (% height)

47.37 ± 18.35

0.001

34.05 ± 10.36

 < 0.001

0.028

Step length of right limb (m)

0.37 ± 0.15

 < 0.001

0.29 ± 0.10

 < 0.001

0.090

Step length of left limb (m)

0.37 ± 0.16

0.002

0.26 ± 0.08

 < 0.001

0.022

Step width (m)

0.16 ± 0.05

0.049

0.17 ± 0.06

0.018

0.373

Pelvic obliquity of right limb (deg)

− 0.39 ± 2.80

0.506

2.34 ± 1.98

0.498

0.003

Pelvic obliquity of left limb (deg)

0.37 ± 2.79

0.527

− 2.35 ± 1.97

0.498

0.003

Pelvic tilt of right limb (deg)

14.79 ± 8.76

0.018

9.48 ± 9.65

0.799

0.117

Pelvic tilt of left limb (deg)

14.78 ± 8.75

0.018

9.48 ± 9.65

0.799

0.112

Pelvic rotation of right limb (deg)

− 5.70 ± 12.45

0.009

− 2.27 ± 10.38

0.108

0.866

Pelvic rotation of left limb (deg)

5.72 ± 12.46

0.016

2.27 ± 10.38

0.271

0.866

Hip ab-adduction of right limb (deg)

− 3.15 ± 4.75

0.342

− 3.74 ± 5.19

0.138

0.525

Hip ab-adduction of left limb (deg)

− 3.68 ± 5.95

0.962

− 7.36 ± 4.95

0.060

0.066

Hip flex-extension of right limb (deg)

15.91 ± 14.69

0.004

9.18 ± 6.67

0.018

0.062

Hip flex-extension of left limb (deg)

16.79 ± 12.58

0.006

3.68 ± 6.54

0.672

0.007

Hip rotation of right limb (deg)

− 9.56 ± 18.65

0.486

0.88 ± 19.91

0.090

0.310

Hip rotation of left limb (deg)

− 7.15 ± 18.89

0.704

− 2.29 ± 28.14

0.363

0.539

Knee flex-extension of right limb (deg)

9.62 ± 10.26

0.006

7.97 ± 8.02

0.011

0.832

Knee flex-extension of left limb (deg)

10.88 ± 10.18

0.001

3.29 ± 7.36

0.176

0.054

Ankle dorsi–plantarflexion of right limb (deg)

6.45 ± 5.48

0.017

6.54 ± 4.44

0.004

0.611

Ankle dorsi–plantarflexion of left limb (deg)

6.36 ± 5.84

0.007

8.99 ± 2.76

 < 0.001

0.175

Foot progression of right limb (deg)

− 20.13 ± 10.69

0.146

− 9.72 ± 8.84

0.176

0.025

Foot progression of left limb (deg)

− 7.32 ± 14.04

0.289

− 6.88 ± 11.90

0.472

0.657

Gait profile score of right limb (deg)

11.24 ± 3.25

0.646

11.63 ± 2.54

0.446

0.865

Gait profile score of left limb (deg)

10.29 ± 3.51

0.612

17.10 ± 9.07

0.001

0.007

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