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Table 2 Gait characteristics: mean ± SD [range]

From: Gait disorders in CKD patients: muscle wasting or cognitive impairment? A cross-sectional pilot study to investigate gait signatures in Stage 1–5 CKD patients

 

CKD 1–2

(n = 8)

CKD 3

(n = 9)

CKD 4

(n = 9)

CKD 5

(n = 10)

CKD 5 (HD)

(n = 9)

Spatio-temporal parameters

 Gait speed (m/s)

1.31 ± 0.14 [1.09–1.55]

1.22 ± 0.20 [0.86–1.53]

1.12 ± 0.15 [0.93–1.36]

1.03 ± 0.36 [0.56–1.54]

0.86 ± 0.25 [0.53–1.23]

 Cadence (steps/min)

107.4 ± 9.0 [95–120]

113.7 ± 10.5 [103–136]

110.0 ± 6.0 [98–118]

110.8 ± 14.6 [84–130]

101.6 ± 13.7 [79–126]

 Stride time (s)

1.14 ± 0.09 [1.03–1.27]

1.08 ± 0.08 [0.95–1.18]

1.10 ± 0.06 [1.02–1.22]

1.12 ± 0.16 [0.95–1.46]

1.21 ± 0.17 [0.96–1.55]

 Stride length (m)

1.37 ± 0.26 [1.11–1.78]

1.18 ± 0.16 [0.96–1.42]

1.18 ± 0.25 [0.67–1.56]

1.08 ± 0.32 [0.74–1.59]

1.05 ± 0.22 [0.81–1.44]

 Step time (s)

0.57 ± 0.04 [0.52–0.63]

0.54 ± 0.04 [0.48–0.59]

0.55 ± 0.03 [0.51–0.61]

0.56 ± 0.08 [0.47–0.73]

0.61 ± 0.08 [0.48–0.77]

 Step length (m)

0.69 ± 0.13 [0.56–0.89]

0.59 ± 0.08 [0.48–0.71]

0.59 ± 0.13 [0.33–0.78]

0.54 ± 0.16 [0.37–0.79]

0.52 ± 0.11 [0.4–0.72]

Variability

 CV Stride time

3.0 ± 1.5 [1.2–5.5]

4.1 ± 3.4 [1.3–10.7]

2.8 ± 1.6 [0.7–6.1]

4.9 ± 2.8 [1.4–10.7]

4.4 ± 1.5 [1.8–6.9]

 CV Stride length

3.4 ± 1.0 [1.4–5.2]

5.4 ± 3.4 [2.6–13.1]

4.9 ± 2.8 [2.3–10.4]

7.5 ± 4.1 [3.0–15.4]

4.5 ± 2.0 [1.6–8.2]

 CV Step time

9.0 ± 7.4 [2.3–18.7]

7.6 ± 4.8 [2.1–16.9]

7.4 ± 3.7 [2.2–12.7]

10.2 ± 4.3 [3.3–16.8]

7.9 ± 2.8 [2.6–12.0]

 CV Step length

6.5 ± 3.1 [4.0–13.1]

7.3 ± 4.0 [4.5–16.2]

8.3 ± 3.4 [4.8–15.7]

11.1 ± 5.3 [3.9–19.9]

11.3 ± 8.0 [2.7–30.4]

 Gait regularity

0.96 ± 0.03 [0.91–0.99]

0.95 ± 0.04 [0.87–1.00]

0.90 ± 0.16 [0.47–0.98]

0.92 ± 0.07 [0.78–0.99]

0.83 ± 0.13 [0.53–0.95]

Dual-task cost of gait

 Gait speed (%)

11.8 ± 14.2 [2–45]

11.6 ± 10.3 [-4–28]

14.6 ± 9.2 [2–29]

15.8 ± 10.2 [-1–35]

19.3 ± 10.7 [8–37]

 Cadence (%)

7.9 ± 11.6 [-1–35]

6.8 ± 7.4 [-1–21]

6.4 ± 5.7 [-2–16]

7.8 ± 4.8 [-1–14]

10.0 ± 8.4 [-1–25]

 Stride time (%)

11.8 ± 22.6 [-1–67]

7.4 ± 7.9 [-2–21]

8.0 ± 6.8 [-2–19]

8.9 ± 5.6 [-1–17]

12.3 ± 11.3 [0–34]

 Stride length (%)

-1.8 ± 4.5 [-7–6]

2.4 ± 6.6 [-5–15]

3.1 ± 8.8 [-11–17]

-1.2 ± 9.9 [-14–18]

4.7 ± 8.2 [-6–23]

  1. CV Coefficient of variation