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Table 1 The comparability of statistical changes pre-test and post-test in the outcome parameters pre and post 6 weeks of rehabilitation

From: Influence of percentage of body-weight support on gait in patients with traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury

Parameters

Group

Mean ± SD

p value

Pre-test

Post-test

Walking speed (m/s)

A (BWSTT 30%)

1.51 ± 0.25

1.87 ± 0.26

0.001**

B (BWSTT 40%)

0.94 ± 0.25

1.78 ± 0.24

Step length (m)

A (BWSTT 30%)

0.556 ± 0.019

0.561 ± 0.031

0.001**

B (BWSTT 40%)

0.5916 ± 0.0244

0.6941 ± 0.0206

Stride length (m)

A (BWSTT 30%)

0.627 ± 0.261

0.713 ± 0.259

0.001**

B (BWSTT 40%)

0.637 ± 0.156

0.967 ± 0.244

Cadence (steps/min)

A (BWSTT 30%)

89.42 ± 8.57

93.61 ± 8.26

0.009*

B (BWSTT 40%)

93.33 ± 7.67

108.33 ± 8.96

Step width (m)

A (BWSTT 30%)

0.11 ± 0.0244

0.10 ± 0.0199

0.114

B (BWSTT 40%)

0.11 ± 0.0275

0.11 ± 0.0239

  1. Data indicated as mean ± standard deviation (SD)
  2. m/s meter per second, m meter, and cadence explained steps per min. BWSTT body-weight-support treadmill training
  3. *Significant at p < 0.01
  4. **highly significant difference