Table 2

Baseline gait and physical activity features

FeatureMean±SDMedian (IQR)
GRF impulses (N×s):
 Vertical GRF impulse454.5±113.7439.5 (370.5 to 523.5)
 Medial GRF impulse18.9±8.117.6 (13.0 to 23.1)
 Lateral GRF impulse1.6±1.01.5 (0.9 to 2.1)
 Anterior GRF impulse23.9±7.023.1 (18.5 to 28.3)
GRF local maxima (N):
 Vertical GRF first peak850.6±179.5826.9 (718.2 to 962.9)
 Posterior GRF peak134.1±41.1128.5 (103.5 to 156.4)
 Early medial GRF peak47.6±15.845.7 (36.3 to 57.5)
GRF loading and unloading rates (N/s):
 Maximum instantaneous vertical GRF loading rate11555±407710981 (8776 to 13379)
 Maximum instantaneous vertical GRF unloading rate10204±22899983 (8564 to 11536)
Timing of GRF local maxima/minima (% stance):
 Vertical GRF first peak25.9±3.525.7 (23.8 to 28.0)
 Vertical GRF second peak75.5±2.575.9 (74.5 to 77.0)
 Vertical GRF valley (midstance minimum)48.3±3.548.3 (46.0 to 50.8)
 Posterior GRF peak17.5±2.417.5 (16.1 to 18.9)
 Anterior GRF peak85.4±1.485.5 (84.6 to 86.4)
 Early lateral GRF peak7.1±1.77.2 (6.1 to 8.2)
 Early medial GRF peak26.3±5.726.0 (22.2 to 30.1)
 Late medial GRF peak72.3±5.773.5 (70.0 to 76.3)
Spatiotemporal parameters:
 Gait speed (m/s)1.35±0.201.34 (1.21 to 1.48)
 Stance time (s)0.7±0.10.7 (0.7 to 0.8)
 Angle formed by centre of pressure path and direction of travel, ‘toe-out angle’ (degrees, negative values indicate varus)−3.7±5.3−3.5 (−7.2 to −0.2)
Accelerometer derived physical activity measures:
 Step count9554±39199149 (6812 to 11533)
 Time spent lying (% total wear time)9.2±10.45.6 (2.0 to 12.5)
 Mean signal vector magnitude (milligravity)4.0±1.43.8 (3.1 to 4.7)
  • GRF, ground reaction force.