Table 2 Gait parameters during the different phases of the gait in the ischemic leg, relative to locations of ischemia (mean (SD)).

From: Location of ischemia and ischemic pain intensity affect spatiotemporal parameters and leg muscles activity during walking in patients with intermittent claudication

Pain intensity

Pain-free

Onset of pain

Maximum pain

p-location

p-pain

p- pain-location

α location

α pain

α pain-location

Location/parameters

Distal

Proximo-Distal

Distal

Proximo-Distal

Distal

Proximo-Distal

Step length (% height)

29.4 (4.4)

32.1 (3.2

30.3 (3.8)

33.0 (3.5)

32.1 (4.5)

33.6 (3.0)

0.006

0.520

0.903

0.83

0.15

0.10

Step time (s)

0.57 (0.07)

0.61 (0.08)

0.58 (0.08)

0.63 (0.07)

0.60 (0.09)

0.64 (0.08)

0.004

0.542

0.906

0.84

0.15

0.06

Step width (cm)

9.9 (2.9)

8.5 (2.2)

9.7 (2.1)

8.8 (2.2)

9.6 (2.5)

9.1 (1.8)

0.104

0.950

0.820

0.37

0.06

0.08

Cadence (step/min)

108.2 (15.0)

99.6 (12.8)

106.2 (13.5)

97.2 (10.4)

103.7 (13.5)

97.2 (11.7)

0.010

0.632

0.953

0.75

0.12

0.06

Foot progression angle (°)

10.6 (6.8)

8.1 (4.2)

11.4 (7.5)

8.8 (4.1)

13.4 (7.0)

10.4 (4.9)

0.032

0.404

0.980

0.58

0.20

0.05

Single leg stance (% GC)

35.3 (1.2)

35.3 (1.0)

35.6 (1.2)

35.4 (1.3)

34.9 (1.3)

35.1 (1.3)

0.950

0.535

0.940

0.05

0.15

0.06

Stance (% GC)

64.4 (2.0)

65.0 (0.9)

64.5 (2.1)

64.6 (1.3)

64.0 (2.1)

63.8 (1.2)

0.777

0.218

0.853

0.06

0.32

0.07

Peak Force 1 (% BW)

89.3 (8.5)

87.2 (7.9)

83.8 (7.3)

83.1 (7.5)

79.1 (8.8)

78.2 (7.2)

0.738

0.003

0.854

0.06

0.89

0.07

Peak Force 2 (% BW)

86.1 (9.0)

85.8 (7.2)

81.1 (6.6)

80.8 (7.5)

75.9 (7.6)

78.1 (5.1)

0.642

0.001

0.840

0.07

0.96

0.08

  1. p-location: p value with three-way ANOVA for location of ischemia differences during all phases.
  2. p-pain: p value with three-way ANOVA for differences between pain-free and maximum pain for both locations of ischemia.
  3. p-interaction pain-location: p value for interaction effects between pain and location of ischemia.
  4. GC gait cycle and BW body weight.