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Table 1 Bilateral spatiotemporal variables comparisons between the DMD and TD group

From: Gait asymmetry in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: evaluated through kinematic synergies and muscle synergies of lower limbs

 

Left side

Right side

SI of left and right side

TD

DMD

p value

TD

DMD

p value

TD

DMD

p value

Stride length

(cm)

93.19

(17.36)

75.43

(11.33)

< 0.01

91.64

(17.05)

75.38

(11.27)

< 0.01

2.86

(1.97)

2.13

(2.46)

0.072

Stance

(%)

59.28

(1.79)

59.66

(2.64)

0.718

61.28

(2.21)

60.47

(2.54)

0.377

3.59

(3.06)

3.81

(3.80)

0.851

Swing

(%)

40.71

(1.79)

40.33

(2.64)

0.718M

38.71

(2.21)

39.52

(2.54)

0.377

5.59

(4.90)

5.65

(5.64)

0.784

Step Length

(cm)

46.11

(8.57)

36.80

(6.04)

 < 0.01

46.60

(9.42)

38.20

(5.79)

< 0.01

5.36

(7.47)

7.47

(5.74)

0.082

Double Support

(%)

11.12

(2.73)

10.19

(2.36)

0.217

10.72

(1.77)

10.55

(2.34)

0.633

9.17

(10.23)

14.00

(9.89)

0.067

  1. Data presented as mean (standard deviation)
  2. The p values were calculated from Mann–Whitney U test
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