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Table 1 Subject characteristics

From: Gait mechanics in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

 

Control mean (SD) n = 21

 

COPD mean (SD) n = 17

P

Gender (n)

Male = 10

 

Male = 11

 

Age (years)

65.33 (7.67)

 

63.77 (8.55)

0.56

Height (cm)

165.89 (16.43)

 

171.97 (11.79)

0.21

Weight (kg)

78.85 (18.08)

 

90.58 (25.62)

0.11

FEV 1 /FVC

0.74 (0.04)

 

0.51 (0.16)

<0.001*

FEV 1 % Predicted

101.71 (11.00)

 

50.18 (21.0)

<0.001*

Smoking History (n)

    

Current Smoker

2

 

5

 

Ex-Smoker

7

 

11

 

Never Smoker

12

 

1

 
 

Control Rest Mean (SD)

Control No Rest Mean (SD)

COPD Rest Mean (SD)

COPD No Rest Mean (SD)

Speed (m/s)

1.09 (0.16)

1.07 (0.25)

1.11 (0.17)

1.15 (0.18)

Step Length (m)

0.66 (0.07)

0.65 (0.09)

0.66 (0.06)

0.66 (0.06)

Step Width (m)

0.11 (0.03)

0.11 (0.03)

0.12 (0.04)

0.11 (0.04)

Step Time (sec)

0.60 (0.06)

0.62 (0.06)

0.59 (0.06)

0.58 (0.06)

Stance Time (sec)

0.70 (0.09)

0.73 (0.08)

0.70 (0.10)

0.69 (0.09)

Support Time (sec)

0.11 (0.03)

0.12 (0.02)

0.12 (0.04)

0.11 (0.03)

Stride Length (m)

1.32 (0.14)

1.33 (0.17)

1.31 (0.13)

1.33 (0.13)

Stride Time (seconds)

1.19 (0.13)

1.22 (0.12)

1.18 (0.13)

1.15 (0.11)

  1. Note: * indicates significance P < 0.05.