Table 1 Demographics and spatiotemporal gait parameters of the study population according to the presence or absence of subtalar compensation

Sex (M:F)

13:7

15:19

Age

68.1 ± 4.4

70.0 ± 6.6

BMI^a, kg/m²

26.3 ± 4.1

26.3 ± 3.5

Laterality (R:L)

14:6

18:16

Cadence, step/min

107.6 ± 8.9

105.4 ± 10.2

Speed, cm/s

80.2 ± 17.6

86.1 ± 21.9

n Speed^b, %

51.0 ± 10.1

54.1 ± 13.0

Stride length, cm

89.5 ± 18.0

97.4 ± 20.4

n Stride length^b, %

56.9 ± 10.1

61.2 ± 11.6

Step width, cm

13.1 ± 2.7

13.1 ± 3.3

n Step width^b, %

8.3 ± 1.7

8.3 ± 2.0

Step time, s

0.56 ± 0.05

0.57 ± 0.06

Stance duration, %

63.2 ± 10.7

58.5 ± 17.2