Table 1 Spatio-temporal gait parameters of different rescue tasks during the stance period (N = 18).

From: Biomechanical characterization of firefighters running under different rescue tasks

Gait parameters

FPC

FPC+GC

FPC+M

Step width (m)

0.06 ± 0.05

0.04 ± 0.04

0.06 ± 0.06

Gait velocity (m/s)

3.84 ± 0.55

3.24 ± 0.34*

3.13 ± 0.27#

Cadence (step/min)

181.54 ± 26.56

182.90 ± 11.75

177.68 ± 16.17

Stride length (m)

2.57 ± 0.28

2.15 ± 0.17*

2.09 ± 0.12#

Support time (s)

0.23 ± 0.03

0.29 ± 0.02*

0.33 ± 0.04#%

  1. “*”, “#” and “%” indicate significant differences between FPC group and FPC+GC group, FPC group and FPC+M group, and FPC+GC group and FPC+M group respectively.
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