Table 1 Comparison of walking parameters between seasons.
Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter | Cohen’s d between summer and winter | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Median | IQR | Mean | SD | Median | IQR | Mean | SD | Median | IQR | Mean | SD | Median | IQR | ||
Male | |||||||||||||||||
Walking speed (m/s) | 1.37 | 0.11 | 1.37 | 1.290–1.45 | 1.35 | 0.11 | 1.35 | 1.27–1.42 | 1.36 | 0.11 | 1.37 | 1.28–1.43 | 1.38 | 0.11 | 1.39 | 1.31–1.46 | 0.27 |
Step length (cm) | 70.6 | 5.1 | 70.4 | 67.3–73.9 | 70.4 | 5.0 | 70.6 | 67.2–73.6 | 70.4 | 5.1 | 70.5 | 67.1–74.2 | 70.3 | 5.1 | 70.5 | 66.8–74.1 | 0.00 |
Cadence (step/min) | 116.5 | 6.3 | 115.8 | 112.1–120.3 | 114.9 | 6.0 | 114.7 | 110.7–118.4 | 115.7 | 6.1 | 115.3 | 111.5–119.3 | 118.0 | 6.6 | 117.7 | 113.4–122.0 | 0.48 |
Female | |||||||||||||||||
Walking speed (m/s) | 1.28 | 0.09 | 1.28 | 1.23–1.34 | 1.26 | 0.09 | 1.26 | 1.20–1.31 | 1.27 | 0.09 | 1.27 | 1.21–1.33 | 1.29 | 0.09 | 1.29 | 1.23–1.35 | 0.33 |
Step length (cm) | 63.7 | 4.1 | 63.6 | 61.1–66.5 | 63.6 | 4.2 | 63.5 | 61.1–66.3 | 63.6 | 4.2 | 63.6 | 60.9–66.5 | 63.3 | 4.2 | 63.1 | 60.6–66.2 | − 0.09 |
Cadence (step/min) | 121.0 | 6.6 | 121.1 | 116.6–124.8 | 118.9 | 6.2 | 119.0 | 114.7–122.7 | 120.3 | 6.6 | 120.3 | 116.2–124.3 | 122.8 | 7.0 | 122.8 | 118.1–127.1 | 0.58 |
