Table 4 Mean walking speed for each walking condition and the coefficient of variation (CV) value. Values are presented as Mean (± 1 standard deviation).

From: The effects of walking speed and mobile phone use on the walking dynamics of young adults

 

Walking only

Walking and talking on a phone

Walking and texting on a phone

NWS

FWS

NWS

FWS

NWS

FWS

Walking speed (m/s)

1.65 (0.17)

2.00 (0.19)

1.54 (0.16)

1.81 (0.18)

1.42 (0.18)

1.68 (0.20)

CV of walking speed

10.2

9.5

10.6

9.8

12.2

11.9

  1. NWS self-selected normal walking speed, FWS self-selected fast walking speed.
  2. CV = (Standard deviation/mean)*100.
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