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64 Chapter 4 Supplementary materials Table 4. Group means of the gait-adaptability training group (n=18) pre training, post training and at follow-up. Pre training Post training Follow-up Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Clinical Assessment Obstacle subtask (s) 10.3 ± 6.6 8.6 ± 3.9 8.8 ± 4.5 MiniBEST 18.3 ± 6.0 20.1 ± 5.4 20.0 ± 5.9 Activities-specific balance confidence scale (%) 66.5 ± 18.1 72.7 ± 16.2 72.2 ± 13.4 Ten-meters walk test – Comfortabel (m/s) 1.3 ± 0.3 1.3 ± 0.3 1.3 ± 0.2 Ten-meters walk test – Fast (m/s) 1.6 ± 0.3 1.7 ± 0.4 1.7 ± 0.3 Walking adaptability ladder test – single run (s) 21.6 ± 13.8 18.3 ± 8.6 19.4 ± 11.5 Walking adaptability ladder test – double run (s) 38.7 ± 17.9 35.1 ± 14.9 33.6 ± 13.7 Time spent active (% of day) 9.8 ± 3.4 10.2 ± 2.9 9.5 ± 3.7 Time spent walking (% of day) 8.1 ± 3.0 8.3 ± 3.0 7.4 ± 3.6 Three-dimensional gait analysis # Average stride length (m) 1.2 ± 0.2 1.2 ± 0.2 1.2 ± 0.1 Average stride time (s) 1.1 ± 0.2 1.1 ± 0.1 1.1 ± 0.1 Average step width (m) 0.2 ± 0.0 0.2 ± 0.0 0.2 ± 0.0 Walking velocity (m/s) 1.1 ± 0.3 1.1 ± 0.2 1.1 ± 0.2 Cadence (steps/min) 106.2 ± 11.9 107.8 ± 10.0 107.8 ± 9.0 Values displayed are means ± standard deviation. Presented data includes the pre-training, posttraining and follow-up assessment data for the gait-adaptability training group. # Collected during two trials of 3 minute overground walking.

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