Does Gender Difference Exist in Gait Stability? Gait Analysis Using a Tri-axial Accelerometer

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  • MAKIURA Daisuke
    Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University
  • DOI Takehiko
    Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University
  • ASAI Tsuyoshi
    Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University Faculty of Rehabilitation, Kobe Gakuin University
  • YAMAGUCHI Ryota
    Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kobe University Hospital
  • KOMATSU Minoru
    Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University
  • KOJIMA Mayuko
    Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University
  • ONO Kumiko
    Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University
  • ONO Rei
    Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University
  • HIRATA Soichiro
    Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University

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  • 歩行の安定性に性差は存在するのか？　　―加速度計を用いた歩行解析による検討―
  • ホコウ ノ アンテイセイ ニ セイサ ワ ソンザイ スル ノ カ カソクドケイ オ モチイタ ホコウ カイセキ ニ ヨル ケントウ
  • Gait Analysis Using a Tri-axial Accelerometer
  • ─加速度計を用いた歩行解析による検討─

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[Purpose and Methods] Gender influences gait as well as age. Recently, gait stability has been assessed objectively using stride-to-stride time variability (STV) and other gait parameters such as root-mean-square (RMS) and auto-correlation (AC) of acceleration during walking. We investigated gender differences in gait stability using a tri-axial accelerometer attached to the lower trunk during 25 m free walking by comparing 24 healthy young males with 22 healthy young females. [Results] STV was significantly increased in females compared to males. Females exhibited significantly higher RMS of vertical and anterior-posterior axes and lower AC of vertical axes than males. [Conclusion] These results suggest that females have lower gait stability than males in healthy young subjects.<br>

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  • Rigakuryoho Kagaku

    Rigakuryoho Kagaku 25 (6), 923-928, 2010

    The Society of Physical Therapy Science

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